pettychaps

Etymology
. Probably of the bird’s call, with influence from  and either   or. Alternatively, perhaps directly from petty (in turn from ) and. Attested from the 1670s.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several species of small European passerine songbirds, including the willow warbler, the chiffchaffs ( spp.), and the western Orphean warbler.