ditty

(dĭt'ē)
n., pl., -ties.
A simple song.

[Middle English dite, a literary composition, from Old French dite, from Latin dictātum, thing dictated, from neuter past participle of dictāre, to dictate.]

A little poem meant to be sung.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vise

Nederlands (Dutch)
deuntje, liedje

Français (French)
n. - chansonnette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Liedchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τραγουδάκι, λιανοτράγουδο

Italiano (Italian)
canzoncina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - canção (f)

Русский (Russian)
песенка, частушка

Español (Spanish)
n. - tonada, tonadilla

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - visa (sång)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小调, 小曲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小調, 小曲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가곡, 민요

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小曲, 短い歌

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أغنيه قصيرة بسيطه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיר פשוט, שיר קצר‬

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