/ Dictionary / Index W whitebait: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: white•bait Pronunciation: (hwīt'bāt", wīt'-), [key] — pl. -bait. a young sprat or herring. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, esp. the sprat. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: whitebait (Thesaurus) white bacon white bass Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language