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to piddle

to piddle

1 9.2
To pee, often used about children or animals
  • verb
  • /ˈpɪdəl/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : hacer pipí
  • Girl, you better not piddle on my couch.

Examples

  • Make sure the toddler goes piddle before getting into the car.

  • I've smelt the loo after you've been piddling in there.

  • - I'm gonna take you outside and you're gonna go piddle for Mama.

  • Let's get those vaccines to kids in South America, Africa, or Asia... better yet, let's get them some clean water to drink while I go piddle and flush some down the toilet!

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  • You fell asleep out there and then had a bad dream, and you woke up, and you didn't have your teddy bear, and it was cold and scary and dark, and you were going to piddle in your pants.

  • I took the puppy outside so it could piddle in the yard.

  • When my dog needs to piddle, he barks at the door.

Synonyms

to piss
vsto piddle
  • Offensive
947 8.3

To pass urine in rude speech

is informal but milder and used especially for animals or children
to pee
vsto piddle
  • Informal
371 2.6

To let out the body's yellow liquid

is informal too but more tied to animals or child talk
to urinate
vsto piddle
69 3.3

To pass urine

is informal and mainly used when talking about animals or children
to take a piss
vsto piddle
  • Offensive
52 9.9

To pee in a rude way

is less coarse and commonly used for animals or young children
to take a leak
vsto piddle
  • NSFW
41 9.3

To pee or pass urine from your body

is informal like this but more used about animals or children
to relieve oneself
vsto piddle
  • Formal
11 7.5

To pee or poo, usually in a toilet

is more casual and specifically used for animals or children
to wee
vsto piddle
  • UK
5 9.5

To pee when you need the toilet

is informal too but especially applied to animals or children
to wee-wee
vsto piddle
  • Baby Talk
4 9.7

To pee when you need to go to the toilet

is similar but specifically used for animals or children's talk
to pee-pee
vsto piddle
  • Baby Talk
2 8.1

To pass urine from the body, often said to children

is informal and typically applied to animals or small children
to make water
vsto piddle
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To pass urine from the body

is more modern and informal, used especially about animals or children
to widdle
vsto piddle
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

To pee in a childlike or funny way

is informal but especially used for animals or young children
to spend a penny
vsto piddle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To go to the toilet to pee

is more casual and child/animal oriented rather than polite adult phrasing
to tiddle
vsto piddle
  • Baby Talk
9.9

To pee when speaking in a childlike or informal way

is informal and mainly used when speaking about animals or children
to pass water
vsto piddle
  • UK
7.6

To let urine come out of your body

is informal and more likely used when referring to animals or children
to micturate
vsto piddle
  • Specialized
9.9

To pass urine from the body

is informal and used chiefly for animals or children's speech

Antonyms

1 9.7

To keep from peeing for a while

Phrasal Verbs

to piddle away
  • Informal
8.6

Spend time or money on unimportant things

Surface Forms

piddle infinitive
piddled past
piddled past participle
piddling present participle
piddles third person singular

Etymology

Piddle probably began as a childish form of pee or as a word that copies the sound of small dripping, so it gives the picture of quick little drops. That's why piddle is used informally to mean 'to urinate', especially for animals or children.