fruitling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From fruit + -ling.
Meanings
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A small or immature fruit.
Any man of common right feeling will love and cherish her who is his own, as I this woman, with my whole heart, though she was but a fruitling of my spear.
2012, Homer, The Iliad - Page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruitlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |