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Definition of Betty

Betty
Betty Bet"ty, n. 1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e., Jane).] A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.] The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. --Arbuthnot. 2. [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.] A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters. 3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask. [U. S.] --Bartlett.

Meaning of Betty from wikipedia

- Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name...
- Betty Marion White (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian. A pioneer of early television, with a television career...
- Royal Rubber Co. She was called Betty as a child. Hortense and William married on November 9, 1904, in Chicago. Betty's two older brothers were Robert...
- Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28...
- Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian-American singer and songwriter. After independently releasing...
- In 2020, an 8-episode miniseries was produced and aired about Broderick. Betty Broderick was born Elisabeth Anne Bisceglia in 1947 and grew up in Bronxville...
- Betty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. She originally appeared in the...
- The Betty Ford Center (BFC) is a non-profit, residential treatment center for persons with substance dependence in Rancho Mirage, California. It offers...
- Betty and Veronica (also known as Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica) was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best friends...
- Betty Aberlin (born Betty Kay Ageloff, December 30, 1942) is an American actress, poet, and writer. She is best known as Lady Aberlin on Mister Rogers'...