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Meaning of "tiddly" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIDDLY

Childish variant of little.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TIDDLY

tiddly  [ˈtɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIDDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tiddly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TIDDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tiddler

Tiddler can refer to: ▪ A small fish, especially the three-spined stickleback ▪ Tiddler, the basic component of a TiddlyWiki ▪ Tiddly ▪ A small motorcycle, similar to a moped but with a bigger engine...

Definition of tiddly in the English dictionary

The definition of tiddly in the dictionary is small; tiny.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIDDLY


admittedly
ədˈmɪtɪdlɪ
animatedly
ˈænɪˌmeɪtɪdlɪ
connectedly
kəˈnɛktɪdlɪ
delightedly
dɪˈlaɪtɪdlɪ
devotedly
dɪˈvəʊtɪdlɪ
distractedly
dɪsˈtræktɪdlɪ
excitedly
ɪkˈsaɪtɪdlɪ
expectedly
ɪkˈspɛktɪdlɪ
half-heartedly
ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
heatedly
ˈhiːtɪdlɪ
purportedly
pəˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
repeatedly
rɪˈpiːtɪdlɪ
reportedly
rɪˈpɔːtɪdlɪ
undisputedly
ˌʌndɪˈspjuːtɪdlɪ
undoubtedly
ʌnˈdaʊtɪdlɪ
unexpectedly
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪdlɪ
uninterruptedly
ˌʌnˌɪntəˈrʌptɪdlɪ
unitedly
juːˈnaɪtɪdlɪ
unprecedentedly
ʌnˈprɛsɪdəntɪdlɪ
wholeheartedly
ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIDDLY

tidal volume
tidal wave
tidally
tidbit
tiddle
tiddledywink
tiddler
tiddleywink
tiddlier
tiddliest
tiddlywink
tiddlywinks
tiddy
tide
tide over
tide race
tide table
tide-gauge
tide-generating force
tide-rip

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIDDLY

allegedly
badly
cuddly
deadly
diddly
fiddly
friendly
hardly
kindly
muddly
oddly
piddly
proudly
puddly
rapidly
sadly
secondly
twaddly
twiddly
waddly

Synonyms and antonyms of tiddly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tiddly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIDDLY

Find out the translation of tiddly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tiddly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tiddly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tiddly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiddly
570 millions of speakers

English

tiddly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tiddly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tiddly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

махонький
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tiddly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tiddly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pompette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiddly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tiddly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ほろ酔い気分の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiddly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiddly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tiddly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tiddly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çakırkeyif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiddly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tiddly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малесенький
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tiddly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Tiddly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tiddly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tiddly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tiddly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tiddly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDDLY»

The term «tiddly» is regularly used and occupies the 73.524 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIDDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tiddly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tiddly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tiddly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIDDLY»

Discover the use of tiddly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tiddly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tales of Tiddly
Alone in the world, a young cat finds a happy home with Mr. Bones the dog and Uncle Meezo the cat.
Dolores Modrell, 1990
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Pom-Pom, Tiddly-Pom
Pooh and Roo bake a birthday cake for Piglet. On board pages.
Bonnie Worth, 2005
3
A Family Heritage: The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark
The Story and Songs of LaRena Clark Edith Fowke, Jay Rahn. tid - dl - y wink some day. Chorus: Oh, my girl she's a high-bom lady, Come fiddly wink some day . Oh, she is dark but not too shady, Come tiddly wink some day. For in a nest where ...
Edith Fowke, Jay Rahn, 1994
4
What Will We Play Today?
Rhyme Tom, tom, tiddly tin I can see Rosa's chin, Tom, tom, tiddly touth I can see Rosa's mouth, Tom, tom, tiddly toes I can see Rosa's nose, Tom, tom, tiddly ties I can see Rosa's eyes, Tom, tom, tiddly tair I can see Rosa's hair, Tom, tom, tiddly ...
Jean R. Feldman, Veronicah Larkin, Louie Suthers, 2000
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
old tiddly-push, male equivalent of 'Mrs Thing', a 'shorthand' for someone whose name momentarily escapes one: coll.: C.20. (P.B.) Cf.:—3. In and tiddly (or tidderly) push, and the rest of it; and so on: a c.p. (—1923) 'used to replace any ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English: Second Edition with ...
But it was ticklesome work and several times we shipped a lot of water. tiddle v To strike, hook or tip into the air the short stick used in the game of 'tiddly.' T 246/9 –66 They put [the stick] down over their hole and then they'll tiddle it—hit the end  ...
W.J. Kirwin, G. M. Story, J.D.A. Widdowson, 1990
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Sacred Country
Tiddly-tiddly-tiddly pom. Tiddly-tiddly-tiddly-tiddly-tiddly- tiddly pom pom pom ..." Bach was orderliness and calm. Irene's Hoover was anarchy roaring over his carpets. As winter came on and the skies were draped in the flat, grey blanket he so ...
Rose Tremain, 1995
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Five Tiddly, Widdly Tadpoles
A mini version of a best-selling favourite. Follow the adventures of five tiddly, widdly tadpoles as they swim around the pond in this colourful counting book. With appealing illustrations and chunky plastic tadpoles to touch and count.
‎2012
9
Weekly World News
"In 1902, the Teddy Bear was named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt's environmentally sensitive act," said historian George Tiddly, who has traveled the world in search of rare toys. "However, Teddy was not the first or only world leader to ...
10
Passage on the Cardena
Tiddly? I never heard such a word. Don't you mean 'tidy'?” “No, I mean tiddly.” “ But what does it mean?” To Grayson the word was so common a part of a seaman's vocabulary he'd never considered its actual meaning. He said, “See that brass ...
Mel Dagg, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIDDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tiddly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiddly Pomme: introductie nieuwe miniappel in VK
De Tiddly Pomme is een recent ontwikkelde appel, die binnenkort voor het eerst in de Britse supermarkten te krijgen zal zijn. De Tiddly Pomme zal een ... «AGF.nl, Jun 15»
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Tiddly Pomme, the world's smallest apple is on sale at Waitrose
So what, apart from having THE cutest name in all of fruit-dom (which btw was chosen via a Facebook competition and inspired by a Winnie The Pooh rhyme), ... «Metro, Jun 15»
3
Meet Tiddly Whiskers, Instagram's newest cutie - he's a hamster in a …
The Bornemouth-based Syrian hamster is never seen without his bowler hat and, at only four and a half months-old, he's already developed a taste for the finer ... «Metro, Apr 15»
4
BB SKONE'S GIG GUIDE
... Live Music, The Dolphin Hotel, Pembroke Dock; Arran Pilot, Druidstone, Broad Haven; Acoustic Jam, The Brewery, The Gwaun Valley; Matt & Ang, The Tiddly, ... «Western Telegraph, Mar 15»
5
Column 8: Did Tony tiddly?
"Since Sir Prince Philip was the patron of the (now defunct) Sydney University Tiddlywinks Society," writes Randi Svensen, of Leura (Column 8, Wednesday), ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
6
Bar/fly: Munich's Oktoberfest
'These Bavarian beer servers are no Ponsonby hospitality waifs, ploughing through the tiddly crowds ruthlessly with stein-stacking ability like no other. «New Zealand Herald, Jan 15»
7
Going up tiddly up up
For more than a hundred years, planes have been taking off and landing at Shoreham, the oldest airport in Britain. It was created in 1909 only six years after the ... «The Argus, Jan 15»
8
BB Skone's Gig Guide: From September 24
... Live Music, The Tiddly, Freystrop; Lowri Evans, Quins Club, Carmarthen; Radio & Comedy Weekend, Laugharne; The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Lyric Theatre, ... «Western Telegraph, Sep 14»
9
WAM Picks: George Street Festival, Tiddly and Deepak Chopra
Sunday – The World Cup of Tiddly in Carbonear at 2 p.m.. Sunday – Parks Canada is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the commencement of World ... «CBC.ca, Aug 14»
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Welsh Proms: Bert and Cherry's Tiddly Prom promises to be child's …
It also presents something of a demanding job for Woods – the composer, writer and actress who appears in a variety of guises at this year's Tiddly Prom at St ... «WalesOnline, Jul 14»

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