"midgeling" meaning in All languages combined

See midgeling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: midgelings [plural]
Etymology: From midge + -ling. Etymology templates: {{af|en|midge|-ling|id2=diminutive}} midge + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} midgeling (plural midgelings)
  1. A small or immature midge.
    Sense id: en-midgeling-en-noun-Q-f9UV1t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive): 68 32
  2. (by extension, figurative, derogatory) Anything small or insignificant. Tags: broadly, derogatory, figuratively
    Sense id: en-midgeling-en-noun-iczt0H8Y

Inflected forms

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