"Greekling" meaning in English

See Greekling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Greeklings [plural]
Etymology: From Greek + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Greek|ling}} Greek + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} Greekling (plural Greeklings)
  1. A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions.

Inflected forms

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