| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SUFFIX: | 1. One connected with: worldling. 2. One having a specified quality: underling. 3. One that is young, small, or inferior: duckling. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English.
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