Meanings
nounghostling (plural ghostlings)
plural ghostlings
- A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
Blink stood next to Knot. The ghostling's lavender eyes widened as his hand gripped Knot's arm.
2010, Lyncee Shillard, Treasure Hunt1 more example
“That's why I brought you here,” whispered the ghostling next to me. We floated over to a corner. “She ain't leaving her body,” he said.
2008, Linda Alice Dewey, The Ghost Who Would Not Die
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APA
ghostling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostling
MLA
“ghostling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghostling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostling.
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