liefling
liefling noun: one held as lief or dear; a darling.
Noun
liefling (plural lieflings)
- One held as lief or dear; a darling.
- 'Really, liefling?' she says. Tell me what happened.'1998, Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's Lekker, Thick South African Joke Book - Page 271
- "Listen, liefling, this has got nothing to do with them," he said. I shook my head. " It's not that, Riaan... it's Peter.2001, Charl Fregona, The waiting place
Examples of liefling in a sentence
- There was another word she called him sometimes; it had a funny sound to it, liefling.2006, Michelle Bowers, Outstanding Justice:
- Johannes is whispering into Marietjie's ear, My liefling.2007, Anne Landsman, The Rowing Lesson:
- “Kom, my liefling, we should hike first up the mountain—where we can talk.”2012, Kenn Joubert, The Early Years:
Forms of liefling
| plural | lieflings |
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Origin of liefling
Equivalent to lief + -ling (compare darling = dear + -ling), perhaps from or modelled after Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), German Liebling (“darling”). Compare also loveling.
Questions about liefling
- What does liefling mean?
- Liefling means one held as lief or dear; a darling.
- How do you use liefling in a sentence?
- There was another word she called him sometimes; it had a funny sound to it, liefling.
- What part of speech is liefling?
- Liefling is a noun.
- What is the plural of liefling?
- The plural of liefling is lieflings.
Words near liefling in the dictionary
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