Etymology

littling

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Today it means: A little one; a child. Full definition →

Middle English *litling ← Old English litling
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlitling
  2. Middle English · inherited from*litling
  3. English todaylittling

From Middle English *litling, from Old English litling, lytling, lȳtling (“a little one, child”), equivalent to little + -ling.

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