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giantling

giantling noun: a young giant.

Noun

giantling (plural giantlings)

  1. A young giant.
    • No dramatist of European stature had emerged from the theatre. The artists were not giants but giantlings.1982, Richard Ellmann, James Joyce, page 89
    • My mother died giving birth to me and I often thought while a giantling that I had killed her.2008, Michele Avanti, GreeHee the Journey of Five

Forms of giantling

pluralgiantlings

Origin of giantling

From giant + -ling.

Questions about giantling

What does giantling mean?
Giantling means a young giant.
What part of speech is giantling?
Giantling is a noun.
What is the plural of giantling?
The plural of giantling is giantlings.

Words near giantling in the dictionary

  1. giantizing
  2. giantkiller
  3. giantkillers
  4. giantkind
  5. giantlike
  6. giantling
  7. giantlings
  8. giantlore
  9. giantly
  10. giantness
  11. giantry

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