liddle

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proper noun

A habitational surname.

OriginMiddle English Lidelesdale ← Old English hlÿde →
UncommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

liddle1

adjective
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of little, small.
adverbliddle (comparative more liddle, superlative most liddle)

comparative more liddle · superlative most liddle

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of little, not much.
determiner
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of little, not much.
pronoun
  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of little, not much.
nounliddle (plural liddles)

plural liddles

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of little, a small amount, a small person, a small thing.

Liddle2

proper nounLiddle (plural Liddles)

plural Liddles

  1. A habitational surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
widdle

Origin

  1. Old Englishhlÿde“loud, River Lid”
  2. Middle EnglishLidelesdale
  3. EnglishLiddle

Variant of Liddel, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

liddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liddle

MLA

“liddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liddle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liddle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liddle.

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