/booh tee"/ or, esp. for 1, 3 /booh"tee/ , n.
1. Also, bootie . a baby's socklike shoe, usually knitted or crocheted, and calf-length or shorter.
2. any boot having a short leg.
3. bootie (def. 1).
[ 1790-1800, Amer.; BOOT 1 + -ee, perh. as pseudo-F sp. of -Y 2 (-IE) ]