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loveling

loveling noun: a beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.

Noun

loveling (plural lovelings)

  1. A beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.

Antonyms of loveling

  • hateling

Forms of loveling

plurallovelings

Origin of loveling

From love + -ling. Compare West Frisian leaveling (“darling”), Dutch lieveling (“darling, sweetheart”), Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), German Liebling (“darling”); perhaps calqued, inspired, or reinforced by the term.

Questions about loveling

What does loveling mean?
Loveling means a beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.
What part of speech is loveling?
Loveling is a noun.
What is the plural of loveling?
The plural of loveling is lovelings.

Words near loveling in the dictionary

  1. lovelihead
  2. lovelike
  3. lovelily
  4. loveliness
  5. lovelinesses
  6. loveling
  7. lovelings
  8. Lovell
  9. lovelock
  10. lovelocks
  11. lovelore

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