"whoreling" meaning in All languages combined

See whoreling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: whorelings [plural]
Etymology: From whore + -ling; compare Middle English horlynge. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whore|ling}} whore + -ling, {{noncog|enm|horlynge}} Middle English horlynge Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoreling (plural whorelings)
  1. A young or diminutive whore.

Inflected forms

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