leapling

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/ˈliplɪŋ/

noun

Someone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.

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Meanings

nounleapling (plural leaplings)

plural leaplings

  1. Someone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.

Origin

From leap + -ling (from leap year).

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Translations

Finnish karkauspäivänä syntynyt
  • karkauspäivänä syntynytone born on a leap day
Hungarian szökőéves
  • szökőévesone born on a leap day
Icelandic hlaupársbarn
  • hlaupársbarnone born on a leap day
Norwegian Bokmål skuddårsbarn
  • skuddårsbarnone born on a leap day

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AlpiglenPealling
Cite this entry
APA

leapling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapling

MLA

“leapling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leapling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leapling.

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