Word.ws English Dictionary

threeling

threeling noun: one of three children born at the same birth; triplet.

Noun

threeling (plural threelings)

  1. One of three children born at the same birth; triplet.
  2. A twoling, or twin crystal, composed of three individuals.

Forms of threeling

pluralthreelings
alternative formtrilling

Origin of threeling

From three + -ling.

Questions about threeling

What does threeling mean?
Threeling means one of three children born at the same birth; triplet.
What part of speech is threeling?
Threeling is a noun.
What is the plural of threeling?
The plural of threeling is threelings.

Words near threeling in the dictionary

  1. threefolds
  2. threegether
  3. threeish
  4. threek
  5. threeks
  6. threeling
  7. threelings
  8. threemake
  9. threemasted
  10. threenager
  11. threenagers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: threeling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “threeling.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/threeling. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.