The first time Mary ever saw Tom, he was wearing a beanie, strumming a ukulele, and singing an Irish ditty.
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Ditty
Synonyms for "ditty" (62 found)
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Strong matches (18)
Related words (31)
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Translations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 小曲 noun (a short verse or tune)
Czech
2 entries- popěvek noun (a short verse or tune)
- rýmovačka noun (a short verse or tune)
Esperanto
1 entries- kanteto noun (a short verse or tune)
French
1 entries- chansonnette noun (a short verse or tune)
German
1 entries- Ständchen noun (a short verse or tune)
Māori
3 entries- hakirara noun (a short verse or tune)
- pao noun (a short verse or tune)
- ruriruri noun (a short verse or tune)
Russian
2 entries- моти́в noun (a short verse or tune)
- пе́сенка noun (a short verse or tune)
Spanish
2 entries- cancioncita noun (a short verse or tune)
- cancioneta noun (a short verse or tune)
Swedish
1 entries- trudelutt noun (a short verse or tune)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Kitty, you are my ditty.
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The folk singer introduced an enchanting ditty about nature.
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"To Be Beside You," a sentimental ditty expressing romantic yearning, became a surprise hit song in 1956.
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