"littling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: littlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *litling, from Old English litling, lytling, lȳtling (“a little one, child”), equivalent to little + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*litling}} Middle English *litling, {{inh|en|ang|litling}} Old English litling, {{m|ang|lytling}} lytling, {{m|ang|lȳtling|t=a little one, child}} lȳtling (“a little one, child”), {{suf|en|little|-ling|id2=diminutive}} little + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} littling (plural littlings)
  1. (archaic, Scotland) A little one; a child. Tags: Scotland, archaic

Inflected forms

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