loveling

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noun

A beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.

Opposite
hateling
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Meanings

nounloveling (plural lovelings)

plural lovelings

  1. A beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hateling
Also see
sweetheart

Origin

From love + -ling. Compare West Frisian leaveling (“darling”), Dutch lieveling (“darling, sweetheart”), Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), German Liebling (“darling”); perhaps calqued, inspired, or reinforced by the term.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

livelong
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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