Ditty (Noun)
Meaning
A short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She wrote a little ditty for her daughter's birthday, complete with a catchy tune and sweet lyrics.
- The popular nursery rhyme was a favourite childhood ditty that children loved singing along to.
- His poem was meant to be set to music, but the ditty he came up with wouldn't stick in anyone's head.
- As a joke, the musician composed a silly ditty about his pet cat wearing a tutu and trying to dance.
- The children learned the easy ditty about the colours of the rainbow and performed it enthusiastically in front of the class.