midgeling

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noun

A small or immature midge.

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Meanings

nounmidgeling (plural midgelings)

plural midgelings

  1. A small or immature midge.

    Himself unseen, he sweeps I thought myself a midgeling tiny, With little winglets thin and shiny, […]

    1864, The Athenaeum, page 456
  2. broadlyderogatoryfigurativelyAnything small or insignificant.
    1 more example

    "For a moment there, midgeling, I thought you were going to follow her down into those hellish depths." Cornelius got to his feet, drawing his sword as he did so. His companions followed his example. "I'm no midgeling, Captain Trencherman. I'm a Golmiran. And you'd best stay where you are, or you shall have my sword to answer to.

    2009, Philip Caveney, Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates, page 352

Origin

From midge + -ling.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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