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crotchling

crotchling noun: a child.

Noun

crotchling (plural crotchlings)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A child.
    • Bad enough that the model for every dumb-blond joke you've ever heard, her dumb-as-mud husband and her three spoiled whiney crotchlings moved in right behind us.1999 March 22, Jas, “RANT!! (Was: And even MORE weirdness...)”, in alt.support.childfree (Usenet)

Forms of crotchling

pluralcrotchlings

Origin of crotchling

From crotch + -ling.

Questions about crotchling

What does crotchling mean?
Crotchling means a child.
What part of speech is crotchling?
Crotchling is a noun.
What is the plural of crotchling?
The plural of crotchling is crotchlings.

Words near crotchling in the dictionary

  1. crotching
  2. crotching down
  3. crotchless
  4. crotchline
  5. crotchlines
  6. crotchling
  7. crotchlings
  8. crotchward
  9. Croteau
  10. crotenoid
  11. crotetamide

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