flightling
flightling · flightlings
One who flees or takes flightOne who flees or takes flight; an escapee, fugitive, or refugee.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who flees or takes flight; an escapee, fugitive, or refugee.
A young or little flyer (person or creature that flies).
Origin
From flight (“fleeing”) + -ling. Cognate with West Frisian flechtling (“refugee”), Dutch vFrom flight (“fleeing”) + -ling. Cognate with West Frisian flechtling (“refugee”), Dutch vluchteling (“refugee”), German Low German Flüchtling (“refugee”), German Flüchtling (“refugee”). Compare also Danish flygtning (“refugee”), Swedish flykting (“refugee”), Norwegian flyktning (“refugee”).
From flight (“flying”) + -ling.
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Forms
plural: flightlings| Singular | flightling |
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