tiddler
- noun
- /ˈtɪd.lər/
- UK
:
pequeño
- In the playground, the laughter of the tiddlers filled the air as they ran around happily.
Examples
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During the picnic, the parents kept a close eye on their tiddlers as they played in the grass.
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The thing is, Glen likes to be a big fish, not a little tiddler.
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It's only a tiddler, Aitch.
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One's a tiddler, the other a harbinger of things to come.
Blog text (18) -
The teacher read a story to the group of tiddlers sitting on the carpet.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A young person, usually a child
∞
1.0
A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
213
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
87
7.7
A young child
15
7.9
A small, cute child that adults call to show love
15
8.0
A young child who is lively and often naughty
4
8.2
A young child who crawls or is learning to walk
3
9.0
A child or young person in British English
2
9.9
A very young child people speak to with love
1
9.9
A very small person, often a child
1
8.2
A small child or young goat that people talk about in a loving, informal way
1
8.7
A small child, often a boy, who is playful or naughty
1
8.4
A small, cute child often a baby or toddler
1
7.4
Young children who are not yet adults
Antonyms
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tiddler probably came from an old word for a very small fish, and people began using it for any 'small one'. So in British English a tiddler means a little child, a tiny person.