Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TIT-TA, n. Also tyta. An infant's word for ‘father', daddy, da-da. [tɪ′tɑ]Ayr. 1787 Burns Poet's Welcome i.:
Or if I blush when thou shalt ca' me Tyta or daddie.Abd. 1845 P. Still Cottar's Sunday 144:
Again it rins, “Tit-ta” to ca' me, Wi' a' its power.
