Earthling
An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heavenAn inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.
» Sometimes I fail to understand your earthling ways.
Meaning
3 sensesAn inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.
an inhabitant of the earth
An inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of another planet; specifically, a sentient member of any species native to Earth.
Erdling, Terraner, Terranerin
земля́нинzemljánin, жи́тель Земли́žítelʹ Zemlí, жи́тельница Земли́žítelʹnica Zemlí
земля́нинzemljányn, ме́шканець Землі́méškanecʹ Zemlí, ме́шканка Землі́méškanka Zemlí
(archaic)A person who is materialistic or worldly; a worldling.
Examples
17 sentencesSometimes I fail to understand your earthling ways.
Earthlings became under alien surveillance that prevented a major war.
I am an Earthling.
Я - землянин. — aandrusiak
ruЯ землянин. — marafon
I'm an earthling.
ruЯ землянин. — marafon
deIch bin ein Bewohner der Erde. — Manfredo
Blessings to all earthlings!
Translations
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Origin
From earth + -ling (suffix indicating a resident); earth is ultimately derived from Proto-From earth + -ling (suffix indicating a resident); earth is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). Old English ierþling (“farmer, husbandman, ploughman”, literally “one of the earth”) is formed from the same roots but generally did not outlive Old English; all modern uses are historical: see earthling. Compare also human, which is derived from Latin humus (“ground, soil”).
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