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Definition of
tattletale noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
tattletale
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈtæt̮lˌteɪl
/
/
(
informal
)
(
disapproving
)
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a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong
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tattletale
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