[dit-ee] 
noun, plural -ties, verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.| 1. | a poem intended to be sung. |
| 2. | a short, simple song. |
| 3. | Obsolete. to sing. |
| 4. | Obsolete. to set to or celebrate in music. |
| dit·ty (dĭt'ē) n. pl. dit·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, frequentative of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] |
