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giftlet

UK/ˈɡɪftlət/

giftlet noun: a small gift.

Noun

giftlet (plural giftlets)

  1. A small gift.
    • There is […] a number of plastic dolls in blonde wigs and kilts brought back as giftlets for my now deceased aunt by cronies who tripped off to other parts of Scotland for wee holidays.1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 19
    • Yet the giftlets she offered the gods, the vows she pledged / with silent lips—these were not in vain, not unpleasing.2005, Catullus, translated by Peter Green, Poems, page 139
    Synonyms:
    giftling

Synonyms of giftlet

Forms of giftlet

pluralgiftlets

Origin of giftlet

From gift + -let.

Questions about giftlet

What does giftlet mean?
Giftlet means a small gift.
What part of speech is giftlet?
Giftlet is a noun.
How do you pronounce giftlet?
Giftlet is pronounced /ˈɡɪftlət/ (UK).
What is the plural of giftlet?
The plural of giftlet is giftlets.

Words near giftlet in the dictionary

  1. gifting suite
  2. gifting suites
  3. giftings
  4. giftless
  5. giftlessness
  6. giftlet
  7. giftlets
  8. giftling
  9. giftlings
  10. Giftmas
  11. giftpack

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