tattletale
[ tat-l-teyl ]
/ ˈtæt lˌteɪl /
noun
a talebearer or informer, especially among children.
adjective
telltale; revealing: a tattletale smear of lipstick on his collar.
Words nearby tattletale
tattie-bogle,
tattie-peelin,
tatting,
tattle,
tattler,
tattletale,
tattletale gray,
tattoo,
tattva,
tatty,
tatum
Example sentences from the Web for tattletale
He wanted a dog to help him hunt, but he did not want a tattletale.
The Magic Speech Flower |Melvin HixCourse, I didn't need to worry, because Stinky told them all right, just like a tattletale.
We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly |Roger KuykendallThat First Lieutenant of ours either has eyes in the back of his head or else the Sergeant is a tattletale.
Conscript 2989 |Irving Crump
British Dictionary definitions for tattletale
tattletale
/ (ˈtætəlˌteɪl) /
noun mainly US and Canadian
a scandalmonger or gossip
another word for telltale (def. 1)