"groomling" meaning in English

See groomling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: groomlings [plural]
Etymology: From groom + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|groom|ling|id2=diminutive}} groom + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} groomling (plural groomlings)
  1. A little or young groom (“person who looks after horses”). Categories (topical): Occupations Categories (lifeform): Horses

Inflected forms

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