littling

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noun

A little one; a child.

OriginMiddle English *litling ← Old English litling →
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Meanings

nounlittling (plural littlings)

plural littlings

  1. ScotlandarchaicA little one; a child.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlitling
  2. Middle English*litling
  3. Englishlittling

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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