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wildling

wildling noun: a wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.

Noun

wildling (plural wildlings)

  1. A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
  2. A wild animal.
    Synonyms:
    beast

Synonyms of wildling

Antonyms

Forms of wildling

pluralwildlings

Origin of wildling

From wild + -ling (“descendant”); cognate with Dutch (not synonymous) wildeling.

Questions about wildling

What does wildling mean?
Wildling means a wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
What part of speech is wildling?
Wildling is a noun.
What is the plural of wildling?
The plural of wildling is wildlings.

Words near wildling in the dictionary

  1. wildlife refuges
  2. wildlife reserve
  3. wildlife reserves
  4. wildlife sanctuaries
  5. wildlife sanctuary
  6. wildling
  7. wildlings
  8. wildly
  9. wildman
  10. Wildmans
  11. wildmat

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