"giantling" meaning in All languages combined

See giantling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: giantlings [plural]
Etymology: From giant + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|giant|ling}} giant + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} giantling (plural giantlings)
  1. A young giant.

Inflected forms

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          "text": "My mother died giving birth to me and I often thought while a giantling that I had killed her.",
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