ghostling en · NOUN
Etymology
From ghost + -ling.
Meanings
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A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
Blink stood next to Knot. The ghostling's lavender eyes widened as his hand gripped Knot's arm.
2010, Lyncee Shillard, Treasure Hunt:“That's why I brought you here,” whispered the ghostling next to me. We floated over to a corner. “She ain't leaving her body,” he said.
2008, Linda Alice Dewey, The Ghost Who Would Not Die:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghostlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |