Tillie
Matilda, shortened and sweetened
Tillie is a diminutive of Matilda, used as a given name in its own right.
It was common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fell out of fashion, and has seen modest revival: Little Tillie refused to eat her peas.
The name suggests old-fashioned charm.
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- MillieFeminine given name
- HattieDiminutive of Harriet
- NellieFeminine given name
Sadie · Bessie · Minnie · Dottie · Birdie · Effie · Gertie · Lottie
Tasting of sugar
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- lovableInspiring warm feelings
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- adorableExtremely endearing
dear · precious · affectionate · wholesome · gentle · warm · homespun · folksy
Belonging to earlier times
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · heritage · classic · retro · heirloom · bygone · traditional · grandmother
Creator of written works
- comicsSequential art medium
- feministGender equality proponent
- working-classManual laborers as group
- graphic novelistCreator of illustrated books
nickname
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- MillieFeminine given name
- HattieDiminutive of Harriet
Nellie · Sadie · Bessie · Minnie · Dottie · Birdie · Effie · Gertie · Lottie · Maisie
sweet
Tasting of sugar
adorable · dear · precious · affectionate · wholesome · gentle · warm · homespun · folksy · cozy
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
Victorian · Edwardian · heritage · classic · retro · heirloom · bygone · traditional · grandmother · great-aunt
author
Creator of written works
- comicsSequential art medium
- feministGender equality proponent
- working-classManual laborers as group
- tilling the soil
- power tillerMotorized soil cultivation machine
- firm hand on the tillerAuthoritative control over direction
- steady hand on the tillerCalm, competent leadership
- hand tillerManual soil-loosening tool
- soil tillingWorking the ground