Definition of LIEFLING

liefling

Meanings

Plural: lieflings

Noun

  • One held as lief or dear; a darling.

Origin / Etymology

Equivalent to lief + -ling (compare darling = dear + -ling), perhaps from or modelled after Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), German Liebling (“darling”). Compare also loveling.

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