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    ickle
    /ˈɪkl/

    adjective

    • 1. a child's word for little (often expressing endearment): informal "an ickle baby seal"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishICKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    18 meanings: British informal → an ironically childish word for little 1. a. a small quantity, extent, or duration of b. (as.... Click for more definitions.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › ickleICKLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ickle definition: British informal an ironically childish word for little. See examples of ICKLE used in a sentence.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › ickleickle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Mar 11, 2024 · From Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English *ġicol, ġiċel (“icicle, ice”), from Proto-West Germanic *jekul, *jikil, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), diminutive of *jekô (“lump of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yeg-.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ickleIckle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ick· le. ˈikəl. plural -s. dialectal, England. : icicle. Word History. Etymology. Middle English ikel. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › ickleIckle - definition of ickle by The Free Dictionary

    Define ickle. ickle synonyms, ickle pronunciation, ickle translation, English dictionary definition of ickle. adj informal Brit an ironically childish word for little Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers...

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › ickleIckle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Noun. Singular: ickle. Plural: ickles. Adjective. Base Form: ickle. Superlative: icklest. Origin of Ickle. From Middle English ikil, ykle, from Old English ġiċel (“icicle, ice”), from Proto-Germanic *jikilaz, *jekulaz (“piece of ice”), diminutive of Proto-Germanic *jekô (“lump of ice”), from Proto-Indo-European *eiǵ- (“icefloe, icicle”).

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › ickle_nickle, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun ickle mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun ickle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in midlands English regional dialect and northern English regional dialect.