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Doolittle

/ˈdulɪtəl/

Doolittle proper noun: a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.

Proper noun

Doolittle (countable and uncountable, plural Doolittles)

  1. A city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
  2. A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.
  3. A surname.

Forms of Doolittle

pluralDoolittles

Origin of Doolittle

From do + little (nickname for an idler).

Questions about Doolittle

What does Doolittle mean?
Doolittle means a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
What part of speech is Doolittle?
Doolittle is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Doolittle?
Doolittle is pronounced /ˈdulɪtəl/.

Words near Doolittle in the dictionary

  1. dooligahs
  2. Doolin
  3. Dooling
  4. Doolings
  5. Doolins
  6. Doolittle
  7. dooly
  8. Dooly County
  9. dooly-bearer
  10. dooly-bearers
  11. doom

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