Definition of EARTHLING

earthling

Plural: earthlings

Noun

  • an inhabitant of the earth
  • One who tills the earth; a farmer, a husbandman, a ploughman.
  • Alternative letter-case form of Earthling.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English erthling (“farmer, ploughman”) [and other forms] (in glossaries), from Old English ierþling, eorþling (“farmer, husbandman, ploughman”) [and other forms], from eorþe (“ground; dirt; planet Earth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”)) + -ling (suffix forming personal nouns). The English word is analysable as earth + -ling.

Scrabble Score: 13

earthling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
earthling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
earthling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

earthling is a valid Words With Friends word