-ling

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-ling¹

suff.

1. One connected with: worldling.

2. One having a specified quality: underling.

3. One that is young, small, or inferior: duckling.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

-ling²

suff.

In a specified direction, manner, or condition: darkling.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

-ling¹

suffix forming nouns

1. Often disparaging a person or thing belonging to or associated with the group, activity, or quality specified nestling underling

2. used as a diminutive duckling

[Old English -ling, of Germanic origin; related to Icelandic -lingr, Gothic -lings]

-ling²

suffix forming adverbs

in a specified condition, manner, or direction darkling sideling

[Old English -ling, adverbial suffix]

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