widdle wave
- noun
- Baby Talk
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pequeño saludo
- The toddler offered a shy widdle wave to the neighbors across the street.
Examples
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She gave a quick widdle wave to her friends before boarding the bus.
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He gave me a widdle wave from across the room.
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He couldn't help but smile when his niece greeted him with a widdle wave.
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Did you see her widdle wave at the parade?
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The toddler offered a shy widdle wave to the neighbors across the street.
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He couldn't help but smile when his niece greeted him with a widdle wave.
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She gave a quick widdle wave to her friends before boarding the bus.
Synonyms
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A hand movement to greet or attract attention
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A small movement of the hand to say hello and show kindness
A small greeting or goodbye made by moving the fingers
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Morphology
widdle + wave
The head 'wave' is fully transparent (a hand movement), but 'widdle' is not a standard dictionary item and appears to be baby-talk or a diminutive form of 'little'. Because the overall meaning ('a small or playful wave') can be guessed from the known noun 'wave' and the likely diminutive sense of 'widdle' but requires noticing a nonstandard form, the expression is only partially predictable to learners.
Etymology
Widdle wave probably comes from a child's way of saying widdle for 'little' and making a tiny hand wave. So today widdle wave means a 'small' or 'playful' hello made with a little hand movement.