tiddler

/ (ˈtɪdlə) /

noun British informal

a very small fish or aquatic creature, esp a stickleback, minnow, or tadpole

a small child, esp one undersized for its age

Words nearby tiddler

tidal pool, tidal power, tidal volume, tidal wave, tidbit, tiddler, tiddly, tiddlywink, tiddlywinks, tide, tide gage

Word Origin for tiddler

C19: from dialectal tittlebat, childish variant of stickleback, influenced by tiddly 1

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Examples from the Web for tiddler

Tom Tiddler took them into a large kitchen where Mrs. Tiddler was busy making the tea.
The Story of the Three Goblins|Mabel G. Taggart
Tiddler has enemies, like the best of mines: or they may be named lovers, if you like.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith
And, leaving the gun where it was, he clambered down, to find Hawke and Tiddler waiting for him.
With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry
And he exhibited the piece of barbed wire on which, forgetting all about it, Tiddler had sat down heavily.
With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry

It all came of the junior master's clandestine connection with the Tiddler.
Young Blood|E. W. Hornung