English Explanatory Dictionary

Tinkerbell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Anything whose existence or power depends on the faith of believers.
  2. A homosexual or effeminate man.

Pronunciation

En-au-Tinkerbell.ogg

Word forms

Tinkerbell Tinkerbells

Etymology

After a fairy in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1902), in which the name is spelled Tinker Bell. She was described by Barrie as a fairy who mended pots and kettles, like an actual tinker, and her speech consists of the sounds of a tinkling bell.

Derived words

Tinkerbell line

Translations

Arabic: تينكربيل Armenian: Դին Դին Basque: Txilintxo Catalan: Campaneta Chinese Mandarin: 小叮噹 /小叮当 Czech: Zvonilka Danish: Klokkeblomst (Disney. Lit. "bellflower") Dutch: Tinkelbel Finnish: Helinä French: Clochette French: Fée Clochette Hebrew: טינקר בל Hebrew: טינקרבל Hindi: टिंकर बेल Italian: Campanellino Italian: Trilli Italian: Trilli Campanellino Japanese: ティンカー・ベル Korean: 팅커벨 Korean: 팅커 벨 Malayalam: ടിങ്കർ ബെൽ Norwegian: Tingeling Persian: تینکربل Portuguese: Sininho Russian: Динь-Ди́нь Serbo-Croatian: Звончица Serbo-Croatian: Zvončica Sicilian: Cianciana Spanish: Campanita Spanish: Campanilla Swedish: Tingeling Telugu: టింకర్ బెల్
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