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giftling

giftling noun: a little gift.

Noun

giftling (plural giftlings)

  1. A little gift.
    • You young ladies, may you have plucked pretty giftlings from it; and out of the cracker sugar-plum which you have split with the captain or the sweet young curate may you have read one of those delicious conundrums which the confectioners introduce into the sweetmeats […]1863, William Makepeace Thackeray, Roundabout Papers
    Synonyms:
    giftlet

Synonyms of giftling

Forms of giftling

pluralgiftlings

Origin of giftling

From gift + -ling.

Questions about giftling

What does giftling mean?
Giftling means a little gift.
What part of speech is giftling?
Giftling is a noun.
What is the plural of giftling?
The plural of giftling is giftlings.

Words near giftling in the dictionary

  1. giftings
  2. giftless
  3. giftlessness
  4. giftlet
  5. giftlets
  6. giftling
  7. giftlings
  8. Giftmas
  9. giftpack
  10. giftpacks
  11. gifts

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