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ditty
noun
[ ˈdɪti ]
• a short, simple song.
• "a lovely little music-hall ditty"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French dite ‘composition’, from Latin dictatum (neuter) ‘something dictated’, from dictare ‘to dictate’.