"dragling" meaning in English

See dragling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: draglings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der. Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai) Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der. Latin dracōslbor. Old French dragonbor. Middle English dragoun English dragonclip. English drag Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English dragling From drag + -ling. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|drag<id:dragon>|-ling<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der. Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai) Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der. Latin dracōslbor. Old French dragonbor. Middle English dragoun English dragonclip. English drag Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragling (plural draglings)
  1. A small or baby dragon. Synonyms: dragonet, dragonette, dragonlet, dragonling, drakelet Related terms: drag, dragonling

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *derḱ-der.\nProto-Hellenic *dérkomai\nAncient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai)\nAncient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der.\nLatin dracōslbor.\nOld French dragonbor.\nMiddle English dragoun\nEnglish dragonclip.\nEnglish drag\nProto-Indo-European *-lósder.\nProto-Germanic *-ilaz\nProto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?\nProto-Indo-European *-nós\nProto-Indo-European *-iHnos\nProto-Germanic *-īnaz\nProto-Indo-European *-kos\nProto-Germanic *-gaz\n?\nProto-Germanic *-ingaz\nProto-Germanic *-ilingaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ling\nOld English -ling\nMiddle English -ling\nEnglish -ling\nEnglish dragling\nFrom drag + -ling.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "draglings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "dragling (plural draglings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "drag"
    },
    {
      "word": "dragonling"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *derḱ-",
        "English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "en:Baby animals",
        "en:Dragons"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small or baby dragon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ],
        [
          "dragon",
          "dragon"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dragonet"
        },
        {
          "word": "dragonette"
        },
        {
          "word": "dragonlet"
        },
        {
          "word": "dragonling"
        },
        {
          "word": "drakelet"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dragling"
}

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