ICICLE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
Categories: Ice, Water ice
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "icicle" comes from Middle English isykle. Many other languages have similar words:
- Saterland Frisian: Iesjuukel
- German Low German: Iesjökel
- Danish: jisegel
- Norwegian: isjukel
- Elfdalian: aisikkel
🔗 Related Words
ice – A related word in the same word family.
ickle – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales show how creatively Middle English speakers mixed vocabularies.