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# ditty

noun (a ditty, ditties)

«ditty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A short, simple song or poem, often cheerful or funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#m1)

### In the lessons

In The Wind in the Willows, Ratty makes up little songs, like «Ducks' Ditty» («All along the backwater, / Through the rushes tall, / Ducks are a-dabbling, / Up tails all!»). Toad sings boastful ditties about himself. In music lessons a ditty is an easy tune to learn.

### Examples

- Ratty sang his ducks' ditty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x1)
- She hummed a little ditty while she cooked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x2)
- The ducks did not like Ratty's ditty very much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x3)
- We learned a ditty about the days of the week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x4)
- Toad sang a conceited ditty about how clever he was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x5)
- The advert has a catchy ditty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/#x6)

### Note

Plural ditties (y — ies). Slightly old-fashioned, friendly word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ditty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/ditty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ditty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ditty.html) on Mova free.