Definition of FLIGHTLING

flightling

Plural: flightlings

Noun

  • One who flees or takes flight; an escapee, fugitive, or refugee.
  • A young or little flyer (person or creature that flies).

Origin / Etymology

From 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”).

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