Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word BETTY

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Definitions of BETTY

1. A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jimmy. [from 17th century]
2. A picklock, skeleton key; a tool for opening locks. [from 18th century]
3. A female given name.
4. (archaic, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; (originally) an effeminate or gay man. [from 17th century]
5. (US, archaic) A pear-shaped bottle covered with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; a Florence flask. [17th to 19th century]
6. A baked dessert made with alternating layers of sweetened fruit and buttered bread crumbs. [from 19th century]
7. (slang, slightly pejorative) An attractive woman; a babe. [from 20th century]
8. To pick a lock, to open with a betty. [from 19th century]
9. (archaic) To be overly attentive to someone or something.

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