"feygele" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /feɪɡələ/ Forms: feygeles [plural]
Etymology: From Yiddish פֿייגעלע (feygele), a diminutive of פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”), from Old High German fogal. Cognate with English fowl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|פֿייגעלע}} Yiddish פֿייגעלע (feygele), {{m|yi|פֿויגל|t=bird}} פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”), {{der|en|goh|fogal}} Old High German fogal, {{cog|en|fowl}} English fowl Head templates: {{en-noun}} feygele (plural feygeles)
  1. A man who is or who is thought to be homosexual.
    Sense id: en-feygele-en-noun-Mw9lPyjT
  2. A very young girl.
    Sense id: en-feygele-en-noun-2ppu23oZ
  3. (dated) A little bird. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-feygele-en-noun-PxC~3zjO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 12 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: faygele, faygeleh, feygeleh, fegele, fegeleh, faygelah

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