"princeling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: princelings [plural]
Etymology: From prince + -ling. Etymology templates: {{af|en|prince|-ling}} prince + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} princeling (plural princelings)
  1. A minor or unimportant prince. Translations (a minor or unimportant prince): Fürstchen (German), князёк (knjazjók) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-princeling-en-noun-ntqUC52B Disambiguation of 'a minor or unimportant prince': 100 0
  2. (derogatory) A descendant of some prominent and influential senior communist official in the People's Republic of China. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-princeling-en-noun-bci5c9Cg Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 93

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