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to tiddle

to tiddle

9.9
To pee when speaking in a childlike or informal way
  • verb
  • /ˈtɪdəl/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : hacer pipí
  • The little boy asked if he could tiddle before they left the house.

Examples

  • She reminded her daughter to tiddle before going to bed.

  • During the long car ride, the children needed to tiddle at every rest stop.

  • It's time to tiddle before bed.

  • Did you tiddle in your pants?

  • The little boy asked if he could tiddle before they left for the park.

  • She told her son that he should tiddle before they started their journey.

  • After drinking his juice, the toddler announced he needed to tiddle right away.

Synonyms

to pee-pee
vsto tiddle
  • Baby Talk
2 8.1

To pass urine from the body, often said to children

is the same idea but used more widely when addressing children
to piddle
vsto tiddle
  • Baby Talk
1 9.2

To pee, often used about children or animals

is used mainly when addressing children rather than referring to animals
to widdle
vsto tiddle
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

To pee in a childlike or funny way

is used mainly when speaking to children rather than for joking

Antonyms

to hold one's water
  • Informal
1 9.7

To keep from peeing for a while

How Informal

to tiddle
  • Baby Talk
9.9
to pee
  • Informal
371 2.6
to urinate
69 3.3

Surface Forms

tiddle infinitive
tiddled past
tiddled past participle
tiddling present participle
tiddles third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the child verb tiddle is to compare it with baby talk like tinkle, another soft word for pee; both sound small and gentle. That's why tiddle is used with children to mean 'to pee'.