"fidlet" meaning in English

See fidlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fidlets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fidlet (plural fidlets)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Fidlet. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Fidlet
    Sense id: en-fidlet-en-noun-IainyhN4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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