Bootie or bootie means a sort of sock shaped like a boot, worn by babies, or as slippers--
She knitted one baby bootie, but hasn't finished the other.
The baby lost a bootie; have you seen it?
Booty or booty ( rhymes with bootie ) means the plunder or loot gained through piracy, or loot or plunder in general--
The pirates each had a share of the booty; they became quite wealthy.
They took as much booty as they could carry away.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"On top of the pile of gold coins and jewels that made up the booty, was a small embroidered bootie."
Note--the plural ( more than one ) of "bootie" is "booties"--
What a cute pair of booties!
Note # 2--"booty" does not have a plural--
There is booty, and more booty.
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