"poetling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poetlings [plural]
Etymology: From poet + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|poet|ling}} poet + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} poetling (plural poetlings)
  1. A young, immature, inexperienced, petty, or insignificant poet.
    Sense id: en-poetling-en-noun-S7kdU1Fy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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