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Tillie

Tillie proper noun: a diminutive of the female given name Matilda.

Proper noun

Tillie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
    • Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.1887, Rudyard Kipling, Wressley of the Foreign Office

Noun

Tillie (plural Tillies)

  1. (US, slang) An ATM.

Forms of Tillie

pluralTillies

Origin of Tillie

From Matilda.

From the ATM Tillie the All-Time Teller, introduced in 1974.

Words formed from Tillie

Phrases with Tillie

Questions about Tillie

What does Tillie mean?
Tillie means a diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
What part of speech is Tillie?
Tillie can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Tillie in the dictionary

  1. Tilley lamps
  2. tilleyite
  3. Tilleys
  4. Tillichian
  5. Tillicoultry
  6. Tillie
  7. Tillie and Mac book
  8. Tillie and Mac books
  9. tillie vallie
  10. tillies
  11. Tillietudlem

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