chargeling en · NOUN
Etymology
From charge + -ling.
Meanings
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A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
Suddenly he was deprived of his job, his chargelings, whom he loved, and Diotima herself.
2005, David Farrell Krell, The Tragic Absolute: German Idealism and the Languishing of God, page 218:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chargelings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |