From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[2018]
*** Etymology
From [en], [dum] (modern [nl], [nl]), originally [imitative].[1] The word is
cognate with [stq], [gml], [gml] (whence modern [nds-de]), [nds], [nds].[2]
Compare also [enm], [enm], and its alteration twaddle.
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To chatter ; to gossip .
2. * [act=II]
3. * [chapter=Dedication]
4. * [en]
5. * [volume=I]
6. [en] [en] _Often said of children_ : to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
7. * [en]
8. * [en]
9. * [en]
10. [en] To speak like a baby or young child ; to babble , to prattle ; to speak haltingly ; to stutter .
11. * [en]
**** Synonyms
- [to chatter] _see_ Thesaurus:prattle
- [to report incriminating information or wrongdoing] _see_ Thesaurus:rat out
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[to chatter]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Ido: [io]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to report incriminating information or wrongdoing]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Chinese:
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr] , [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] [childish] , [hu]
- Icelandic: [is] , [is]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro] [informal]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh] , [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Woiwurrung: [wyi]
[trans-bottom]
*** Noun
[~]
1. [en] A tattletale .
2. * [en]
3. [en] _Often said of children_ : a piece of incriminating information or an account of wrongdoing that is said about another person.
4. * [en]
5. [en] Idle talk ; gossip ; [en] an instance of such talk or gossip.
6. * [en]
7. * [en]
**** Synonyms
- [tattletale] [en] ; _see_ Thesaurus:informant or Thesaurus:gossiper
- [idle talk] _see_ Thesaurus:tattle or Thesaurus:chatter
**** Translations
[tattletale]
[piece of incriminating information or account of wrongdoing] [trans-bottom]
[idle talk; gossip]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Burmese: [my]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- German: [de] , [de]
[trans-bottom]
**** See also
- [en]
- [en]
*** References
References:
[1]. [R:Lexico]
[2]. [part of speech=sb]
*** Further reading
- [gossip]
[en] [en]