English Explanatory Dictionary

loveling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

loveling lovelings

Etymology

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.

Antonyms

hateling
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