"ghostling" meaning in All languages combined

See ghostling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ghostlings [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghost|ling}} ghost + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghostling (plural ghostlings)
  1. A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
    Sense id: en-ghostling-en-noun-z6w3W9LO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Linda Alice Dewey, The Ghost Who Would Not Die",
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          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "2010, Lyncee Shillard, Treasure Hunt",
          "text": "Blink stood next to Knot. The ghostling's lavender eyes widened as his hand gripped Knot's arm.",
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