"wolfling" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwʊlflɪŋ/, /ˈwɔlflɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wolfling.wav Forms: wolflings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊlflɪŋ, -ɔlflɪŋ Etymology: From wolf + -ling. Compare Middle English wolfling (“a creature which is part human and part wolf”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|wolf|-ling}} wolf + -ling, {{noncog|enm|wolfling|t=a creature which is part human and part wolf}} Middle English wolfling (“a creature which is part human and part wolf”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wolfling (plural wolflings)
  1. A wolf cub. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Wolves Synonyms: wolfkin

Inflected forms

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