"homeling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homelings [plural]
Etymology: home + -ling Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|home|ling}} home + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} homeling (plural homelings)
  1. (obsolete) A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-homeling-en-noun-eSv0NxRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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