"loveling" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lovelings [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|love|ling}} love + -ling, {{cog|fy|leaveling|t=darling}} West Frisian leaveling (“darling”), {{cog|nl|lieveling|t=darling, sweetheart}} Dutch lieveling (“darling, sweetheart”), {{cog|af|liefling|t=darling}} Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), {{cog|de|Liebling|t=darling}} German Liebling (“darling”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} loveling (plural lovelings)
  1. A beloved little one; darling; a beloved or lovable thing.

Inflected forms

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