spaceling

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noun

A creature from outer space.

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Meanings

nounspaceling (plural spacelings)

plural spacelings

  1. A creature from outer space.

    Thanks to the latest graphics technology, almost all of those spacelings will be ready for their close-ups.

    2007 October 16, Seth Schiesel, “Elves Are Out, Aliens In”, in New York Times

Origin

From space + -ling.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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