minibike

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noun

A small motorized two-wheeled vehicle, just big enough for one adult to ride; such bikes are rarely street-legal.

Similar
motorbike
OriginEnglish bike ← French bicycle ← Late Latin cyclus →
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Meanings

nounminibike (plural minibikes)

plural minibikes

  1. A small motorized two-wheeled vehicle, just big enough for one adult to ride; such bikes are rarely street-legal.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars

Similar
motorbike
Broader
motorcyclebike
Also see
motorbike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  11. Proto-Italic*dwis
  12. Old Latinduis
  13. Latinbis
  14. Frenchbi-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  16. Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
  17. Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
  18. Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
  19. Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
  20. Late Latincyclus
  21. Frenchcycle
  22. Frenchbicycle
  23. Englishbicycleclip.
  24. Englishbike
  25. Englishminibike

From mini- + bike.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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