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niggerling

niggerling noun: a young or small black person.

Noun

niggerling (plural niggerlings)

  1. (dated, ethnic, offensive, slur) A young or small black person.
    • 'Yes, missey,' the niggerling acquiesced, bestowing a slow smile on Snob and Snowball, who had accompanied him into the room.1981, Ronald Firbank, Five Novels, (New Directions Publishing), page 142
    Synonyms:
    niglet, pickaninny

Synonyms of niggerling

Forms of niggerling

pluralniggerlings

Origin of niggerling

From nigger + -ling.

Questions about niggerling

What does niggerling mean?
Niggerling means a young or small black person.
What part of speech is niggerling?
Niggerling is a noun.
What is the plural of niggerling?
The plural of niggerling is niggerlings.

Words near niggerling in the dictionary

  1. niggerizes
  2. niggerizing
  3. Niggerland
  4. niggerless
  5. niggerlike
  6. niggerling
  7. niggerlings
  8. niggerlips
  9. niggerlover
  10. niggerlovers
  11. niggerly

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