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sweetling

sweetling noun: a small, sweet thing.

Noun

sweetling (plural sweetlings)

  1. A small, sweet thing.
  2. Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.

Forms of sweetling

pluralsweetlings

Origin of sweetling

From sweet + -ling.

Questions about sweetling

What does sweetling mean?
Sweetling means a small, sweet thing.
What part of speech is sweetling?
Sweetling is a noun.
What is the plural of sweetling?
The plural of sweetling is sweetlings.

Words near sweetling in the dictionary

  1. sweetleaf
  2. sweetleafs
  3. sweetless
  4. sweetlier
  5. sweetliest
  6. sweetling
  7. sweetlings
  8. sweetlip
  9. sweetlips
  10. sweetly
  11. sweetmaker

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