"sweetling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweetlings [plural]
Etymology: From sweet + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sweet|ling}} sweet + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweetling (plural sweetlings)
  1. A small, sweet thing.
    Sense id: en-sweetling-en-noun-9tUGNMvL
  2. Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.
    Sense id: en-sweetling-en-noun-X-nmPf-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96

Inflected forms

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