טְפֵלָה, טְפֵי׳ f. (טָפַל) 1) paste, plaster. Kel. V, 7 גורר את הט׳ scrapes the plastering off. Ib. 8; 11. Tosef. Kel. B. Kam. IV, 18; a. e. —2) attachment, dependence, opp. עיקר. Ber. VI, 7 כל שהוא עיקר ועמו ט׳ whatever food is the chief dish and something is offered to be eaten with it.—Tanḥ. Ki Thissa 27; Ex. R. s. 45, end, v. אָתַר.—Y. M. Kat. III, 82ᶜ bot. ט׳ לט׳ (not בט׳) distant relations, grand-children.—Pl. טְפֵילוֹת. Y. Meg. I, 71ᵈ bot. טְפֵילוֹתֵיהֶם their affixes (prefixes and suffixes).