"strangeling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: strangelings [plural]
Etymology: From strange + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strange|ling}} strange + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} strangeling (plural strangelings)
  1. One who is strange, foreign, or unusual; stranger. Synonyms: odd duck, weirdling, strange person, outlander, stranger, foreigner Synonyms (one who is foreign): alien Synonyms (one who is strange): kook

Inflected forms

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