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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiddle

/kˈɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
kid-dle
IPA
/kˈɪdəl/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English kidel, kedel, kydel, from Anglo-Norman quidel, quideau (“a wicker framework used to trap fish”), from Old Breton kidel (“a net at the mouth of a stream”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kiddles (plural) kettle (alternative) kittle (alternative) kiddel (alternative) kidel (alternative)

Phrases

kettle of fish

Rhymes With

middle riddle fiddle biddle liddell riddell diddle liddle twiddle rydell widdle piddle

Questions

How do you pronounce kiddle?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪdəl/.
What does kiddle mean?
A kind of fishweir resembling a wattle or fence.
Where does kiddle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce kiddle

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