spiritling

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noun

A small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling.

OriginEnglish spirit ← Middle English spirit ← Old French espirit →
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Meanings

nounspiritling (plural spiritlings)

plural spiritlings

  1. A small, young, or inferior spirit; a ghostling.

    Spiritlings are tiny fey creatures no bigger than half an inch across that inhabit various wild places throughout Norrath.

    2002, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Carl Gilchrist, Angel Leigh McCoy, EverQuest Role-Playing Game Monsters of Norrath
    2 more examples

    “The denizens do not share your valor, spiritling. They will surely lose their minds if they're confronted with the nightmares from their mortal lives.”

    2012, James Lowder, Prince of Lies

    “You would risk Father's great work for this spiritling?” Cornelius asked. “This spiritling, as you call him, is Father's great work!” I blurted.

    2012, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Prospero in Hell: Prospero's Daughter

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Englishspiritling

From spirit + -ling.

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APA

spiritling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritling

MLA

“spiritling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiritling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritling.

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