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tiddler
/ ˈtɪdlə /
noun
- a very small fish or aquatic creature, esp a stickleback, minnow, or tadpole
- a small child, esp one undersized for its age
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tiddler1
C19: from dialectal tittlebat, childish variant of stickleback , influenced by tiddly 1
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Example Sentences
The others venture on his ground, crying, "Here we are on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver."
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I am here, my soul's delight, upon Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up the demnition gold and silver.'
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Tiddler had not yet reached him, and Bob was searching anxiously for some trace of his brother.
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"You and Tiddler are 'for it' to-night, remember," he said, and the two men grinned delightedly.
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The third week he sent a couple of offerings to Tommy Tiddler, but only one of them got in.
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