tattle
English
/ˈtæt(ə)l/, /ˈtætl̩/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To chatter; to gossip.
- (intransitive) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing; to tell on somebody.
- (intransitive) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch tatelen.
Origin
Middle Dutch
tatelen
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tale English
- tattler English
- tattlesome English
- tattletale English
- tatelen Middle Dutch