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pledgeling

pledgeling noun: a pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”).

Noun

pledgeling (plural pledgelings)

  1. (US, informal) A pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”).

Forms of pledgeling

pluralpledgelings

Origin of pledgeling

From pledge + -ling.

Questions about pledgeling

What does pledgeling mean?
Pledgeling means a pledge (“applicant to a college fraternity”).
What part of speech is pledgeling?
Pledgeling is a noun.
What is the plural of pledgeling?
The plural of pledgeling is pledgelings.

Words near pledgeling in the dictionary

  1. pledgeable
  2. pledged
  3. pledgee
  4. pledgees
  5. pledgeless
  6. pledgeling
  7. pledgelings
  8. pledgemaster
  9. pledgemasters
  10. pledgeor
  11. pledgeors

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