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kiddlywink

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small pub only licensed to sell beer or cider.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Cornwall, historical

Examples

  • 1980, John Hugh Norton Mason, West country walks and legends, Academy Chicago Pub Bessie's Cove was said to be named after a Bessie Burrows who kept a small 'kiddlywink' inn on the cliff-top.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kiddly

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A small village shop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A child.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Possibly related to tiddlywink or kiddywink.