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

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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

To stew in a sauce for a long time.

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Word Origin for tiddler

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

Words nearby tiddler

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

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Example sentences 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

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