tiddler

/ (ˈtɪdlə) /

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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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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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How to use tiddler in a sentence

The others venture on his ground, crying, "Here we are on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver."
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
I am here, my soul's delight, upon Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up the demnition gold and silver.'
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby|Charles Dickens
Tiddler had not yet reached him, and Bob was searching anxiously for some trace of his brother.
With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry
"You and Tiddler are 'for it' to-night, remember," he said, and the two men grinned delightedly.
With Haig on the Somme|D. H. Parry

The third week he sent a couple of offerings to Tommy Tiddler, but only one of them got in.
Young Blood|E. W. Hornung