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twindle

twindle noun: a twin or twinling.

Noun

twindle (plural twindles)

  1. (dialectal) A twin or twinling.

Forms of twindle

pluraltwindles

Origin of twindle

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

Questions about twindle

What does twindle mean?
Twindle means a twin or twinling.
What part of speech is twindle?
Twindle is a noun.
What is the plural of twindle?
The plural of twindle is twindles.

Words near twindle in the dictionary

  1. twincrest onion
  2. twincrest onions
  3. twincretin
  4. twindemic
  5. twindemics
  6. twindle
  7. twindles
  8. twindom
  9. twindragon
  10. twindragons
  11. twine

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