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ghostling

ghostling noun: a small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.

Noun

ghostling (plural ghostlings)

  1. A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
    • “That's why I brought you here,” whispered the ghostling next to me. We floated over to a corner. “She ain't leaving her body,” he said.2008, Linda Alice Dewey, The Ghost Who Would Not Die
    • Blink stood next to Knot. The ghostling's lavender eyes widened as his hand gripped Knot's arm.2010, Lyncee Shillard, Treasure Hunt

Forms of ghostling

pluralghostlings

Origin of ghostling

From ghost + -ling.

Questions about ghostling

What does ghostling mean?
Ghostling means a small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
What part of speech is ghostling?
Ghostling is a noun.
What is the plural of ghostling?
The plural of ghostling is ghostlings.

Words near ghostling in the dictionary

  1. ghostlify
  2. ghostlike
  3. ghostlily
  4. ghostliness
  5. ghostlinesses
  6. ghostling
  7. ghostlings
  8. ghostlore
  9. ghostly
  10. ghostly father
  11. ghostly fathers

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