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midshipmites

midshipmites is the plural of midshipmite.

Meaning of midshipmite

Noun

midshipmite (plural midshipmites)

  1. (archaic, slang) A little or petty midshipman.
    • CHAPTER VII. In which our hero and Gascoigne ought to be ashamed of themselves, and did feel, what might be called midshipmite compunction.1836, [Frederick Marryat], “In which our hero and Gascoigne ought to be ashamed of themselves, and did feel, what might be called midshipmite compunction”, in Mr. Midshipman Easy […], volume III...

Questions about midshipmites

What is midshipmites the plural of?
Midshipmites is the plural of midshipmite.

Words near midshipmites in the dictionary

  1. midshipman's hitches
  2. midshipman's nuts
  3. midshipmanship
  4. midshipmen
  5. midshipmite
  6. midshipmites
  7. midshippeople
  8. midshipperson
  9. midshippersons
  10. midships
  11. midshipwoman

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