"wittle" meaning in All languages combined

See wittle on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: wittler [comparative], wittlest [superlative]
Etymology: Childish mispronunciation of little. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} wittle (comparative wittler, superlative wittlest)
  1. (childish, nonstandard) Little. Tags: childish, nonstandard Synonyms: ickle Translations (babytalk for little): piäni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wittle-en-adj-pp9mY4iX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23

Verb [English]

Etymology: Childish mispronunciation of little. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} wittle
  1. Misspelling of whittle. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: whittle
    Sense id: en-wittle-en-verb-t0Pl1vyf

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for wittle meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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          "ref": "2005, Linda Darling-Hammond, John Bransford, Preparing teachers for a changing world",
          "text": "Give wittle Bear a wittle hug.",
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          "ref": "2006, Sigrid Nunez, The last of her kind",
          "text": "...in a moment of regrettable cuteness, forgetting that I would not always be a wittle-bitty baby...",
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          "ref": "2007, Kristen Sauder, Trading Panic for Peace",
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