Definition
A person who tells secrets or reports others' wrongdoings, especially in a meddlesome way; a gossip or informant.
Etymology
From 'tattle' (to gossip, from Old Norse 'tata' meaning 'to babble') combined with 'tale' (a story). The compound word emerged around the 1600s to describe people who spread talk.
Kelly Says
The word 'tattle' comes from Old Norse for babbling sounds—so a 'tattletale' is literally someone who babbles and tells stories, which is why kids have used this word for centuries to describe that annoying friend who tells the teacher everything!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُسَابِق
mu-sa-biq
CACatalà
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
DEDeutsch
Zäubert
tsay-bert
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντης
si-ko-fan-tis
ESEspañol
chismoso
chi-so-so
FISuomi
huhu-mies
hu-hu-mies
FRFrançais
mouchard
mu-shaar
HAHA
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
HEעברית
שליח סוד
she-lich sood
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembicara
pem-bi-ca-ra
IGIG
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
ITItaliano
pettegolezzo
pet-te-go-le-tzo
KKKK
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
MRMR
टॅटलटेल
ta-ttel-tale
MSBahasa Melayu
pembicara
pem-bi-ca-ra
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-tawr
NLNederlands
kletsmaffi
klets-maffi
PAPA
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
PLPolski
plotkarz
plot-karz
PTPortuguês
fofoqueiro
fo-fo-kei-ro
RORomână
vorbitor
vor-bi-tor
SVSvenska
tjattupp
tjat-tupp
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
TRTürkçe
dedektif
de-dek-tif
UKУкраїнська
розповідач
roz-pov-i-dach
VITiếng Việt
người kể lể
nguoi-ke-le
YOYO
tattletale
tat-tle-tale
ZUZU
tattletale
tat-tle-tale