"witchie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: witchies [plural]
Etymology: From witch + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|witch|ie}} witch + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} witchie (plural witchies)
  1. Diminutive of witch. Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: witch
    Sense id: en-witchie-en-noun--GjGVzCk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1981, Dorothy Edwards, The Witches and the Grinnygog, London: Methuen Children’s Books Ltd, published 1984, page 118",
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          "ref": "1991 May, Ana Leigh, Sweet Enemy Mine, New York, N.Y.: Leisure Books, page 92",
          "text": "“[…] She could be lying injured, or could have encountered a wild animal or cutthroat.” / “Or a witchie,\" the cook mumbled, who was standing nearby. / The comment carried to Simon’s ears. “What’s that about witches?” he asked.",
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          "ref": "2016, April Genevieve Tucholke, Wink Poppy Midnight, New York, N.Y.: Dial Books, page 80",
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