"professorling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: professorlings [plural]
Etymology: From professor + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|professor|ling}} professor + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} professorling (plural professorlings)
  1. (obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-professorling-en-noun-ITuWUxan Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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