twindle

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noun

A twin or twinling.

OriginMiddle English *twinle ← Old English *twinnla →
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Meanings

nountwindle (plural twindles)

plural twindles

  1. dialectalA twin or twinling.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
twin

Origin

  1. Old English*twinnla“twin, twinling”
  2. Middle English*twinle
  3. Englishtwindle

From Middle English *twinle, *twinnle, from Old English *twinnla (“twin, twinling”), equivalent to twin + -le (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old High German gizwinalo (“twin”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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