fiendling

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noun

A miniature fiend; fiendkin.

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Meanings

nounfiendling (plural fiendlings)

plural fiendlings

  1. A miniature fiend; fiendkin.
  2. A subordinate or underling spirit; imp.

    For should its faint pulsations cease Ere he had coated it with grease, His God would clutch it, and condemn The fiendling to eternal flame.

    1880, George Marshall Sloan, The telephone of labor - Page 114

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
demonettefiendkin

Origin

From fiend + -ling.

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Cite this entry
APA

fiendling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendling

MLA

“fiendling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiendling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiendling.

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