Ditty

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ditty \Dit"ty\, n.; pl. {Ditties}. [OE. dite, OF. diti['e], fr.
     L. dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate,
     compose. See {Dictate}, v. t.]
     1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and
        frequently repeated; a theme.
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              O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. --Spenser.
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     2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.
        "Religious, martial, or civil ditties." --Milton.
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              And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.
                                                    --Sandys.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ditty \Dit"ty\, v. i.
     To sing; to warble a little tune.
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           Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.
                                                    --Herbert.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ditty
       n : a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be
           sung)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "ditty":
     Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Volkslied, alba,
     ana, anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole,
     blues, blues song, boat song, bridal hymn, brindisi, calypso,
     canso, canticle, canzone, canzonet, canzonetta, carol, cavatina,
     chanson, chant, chantey, croon, croon song, descant, dirge,
     drinking song, epithalamium, folk song, hymeneal, hymn, lay, lied,
     lilt, love song, love-lilt, matin, minstrel song, minstrelsy,
     national anthem, prothalamium, serena, serenade, serenata, song,
     theme song, torch song, war song, wedding song