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friendling

friendling noun: a little friend; an inferior, petty, or minor cohort.

Noun

friendling (plural friendlings)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, often) A little friend; an inferior, petty, or minor cohort
    • Had you died before my father in a state of indigence I am sure he would have willingly paid your funeral expenses. Why make things so difficult for your friends or friendlings?1971, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Cornhill Magazine - Volume 179 - Page 7
    • Trophy in paw, I invest another hour twenty backtracking to find my original spawn-in spot, and reduce Fluffoki and her little friendlings to so much dead flesh, although sorry to say, it being a kids' game, they die in splatters of sparks rather than [...]2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland - Page 86

Forms of friendling

pluralfriendlings

Origin of friendling

From friend + -ling.

Questions about friendling

What does friendling mean?
Friendling means a little friend; an inferior, petty, or minor cohort.
What part of speech is friendling?
Friendling is a noun.
What is the plural of friendling?
The plural of friendling is friendlings.

Words near friendling in the dictionary

  1. friendlihood
  2. friendlike
  3. friendlily
  4. friendliness
  5. friendlinesses
  6. friendling
  7. friendlings
  8. friendlist
  9. friendlists
  10. friendly
  11. friendly amendment

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