Gossip is idle talk or rumour, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.

What does tattle telling mean?

Tattling is reporting a peer's wrongdoing, when the situation is safe and the child can handle it herself. Telling is alerting adults that the situation is not safe and/or your child needs help managing the situation. Tattling to get a peer in trouble can be mean-spirited.

Is tattle a real word?

to chatter, prate, or gossip. verb (used with object), tat·tled, tat·tling. to utter idly; disclose by gossiping.