witchie

English

Etymology

From witch +‎ -ie.

Noun

witchie (plural witchies)

1. Diminutive of witch.
   • 1981, Dorothy Edwards, The Witches and the Grinnygog, London: Methuen Children’s Books Ltd, published 1984, →ISBN, page 118:

     Old witchie says, ‘Never mind, we’ll fetch the rest of the luggage.’

   • 1991 May, Ana Leigh, Sweet Enemy Mine, New York, N.Y.: Leisure Books, →ISBN, page 92:

     “[…] She could be lying injured, or could have encountered a wild animal or cutthroat.” / “Or a witchie," the cook mumbled, who was standing nearby. / The comment carried to Simon’s ears. “What’s that about witches?” he asked.

   • 2013, Doranna Durgin, Barrenlands: A Changespell Saga Prologue, Tijeras, N.M.: Blue Hound Visions, →ISBN:

     From the fireplace, Erlya muttered an alarmed curse. She threw herself away from the hearth, right before the chimney made a muffled whoomph; a cloud of soot dropped onto the hearth, accompanied by large particles of creosote ticking their way down. […] “Maybe you ought to just do it like the rest of us, witchie,” Dajania said through her smile. […] “You mean Varien, the King’s wizard, don’t you?” she asked in a low voice. “That’s one best left unspoken of, even here over the border. They’ve never proved he’s done anything wrong, and the court folk either worship him or fear him. But we know better, the lower levels of witchies do. […]”

     The 1998 edition only has witchies.

   • 2016, April Genevieve Tucholke, Wink Poppy Midnight, New York, N.Y.: Dial Books, →ISBN, page 80:

     You need a big boiling pot to make poached yellow-eyes, which I like because using a big boiling pot makes me feel like I’m a witchie.