Meaning & use
botty
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Meaning
nouncountableinformalBritishhumorous
A playful word for a person's bottom, the part of the body you sit on.
Grammar: Takes an or my: she fell on her botty.
Patterns
- on someone's botty
The toddler sat down hard on her botty and giggled.
Wipe your botty properly after using the toilet, said Dad.
He slipped on the ice and landed on his botty.
Word forms
| plural | botties |
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Common combinations
- fall on your botty
- He fell on his botty in the snow.
- wiggle your botty
- The children wiggled their botties to the music.
- sore botty
- The baby had a sore botty from the rash.
- pat on the botty
- The nurse gave the toddler a gentle pat on the botty.
Synonyms and how they differ
- bottom
- Is the standard polite word and suits any situation, while botty is playful and childlike.
- bum
- Is a common British informal word used by adults, whereas botty sounds more childish.
- behind
- Is a neutral, slightly polite word, rather than playful.
- backside
- Is informal, but used by adults and without the babyish tone.
Word family
- bottom noun
- the standard word for the body part
- bum noun
- British informal word for the same
Commonly confused: botty or bot?
botty vs bot
A bot is an automated program; botty is a playful word for a person's bottom.
Practice
Which word would a parent most naturally use when talking playfully to a toddler who has fallen over?
Choose one answer.
Botty is a friendly child-level word, so it fits talking to a toddler. The other options sound clinical or unnatural in speech.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “botty”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.