"airling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛə(ɹ)lɪŋ/ Forms: airlings [plural]
Etymology: air + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|air|ling}} air + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} airling (plural airlings)
  1. (obsolete) A thoughtless, light-hearted person. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: airhead, luftmensch
    Sense id: en-airling-en-noun-NeOEPV-i
  2. An imaginary sprite, usually a beautiful woman, conjured out of thin air by a poet's imagination.
    Sense id: en-airling-en-noun-ZSj5DHVL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 30 70

Inflected forms

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