prideling

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noun

A petty prideful person.

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Meanings

nounprideling (plural pridelings)

plural pridelings

  1. archaicA petty prideful person.

    Oh for a well-knotted scourge to drive those petty pridelings out among the smocks and fustians, till they know that they are equal in the sight of the Master of that house which they are leaving!

    1859, Getting On: A tale of modern English life, volume 1, page 72

Origin

pride + -ling

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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