feele n.
(Ling. Fr./Polari) a child; thus donah and feeles, a woman and (her) children; feele omi, a young (and poss. underage) man.
Dict. of Modern Sl. etc. (2nd edn) 138: FEELE, a daughter, or child. | ||
(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor III 47/2: ‘Fiela’ is a child; ‘Homa’ is a man; ‘Done’, a female. | ||
Sl. Dict. | ||
Sydney Sl. Dict. (2 edn) 3: Dona and Feeles - A woman and children. | ||
Fabulosa 292/1: feely, feele, feelier, fellia a young person or a child. |
In derivatives
young, youthful.
Man-Eating Typewriter 27: [T]he multi lovers she charvered in her feeli years. |