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giantling en · NOUN

Etymology

From giant + -ling.

Meanings

1. A young giant.
   • The Giantling was furious, but the mercenary turned Lord was not daunted. 2011, J.A. Giunta, Only The Strong:
   • My mother died giving birth to me and I often thought while a giantling that I had killed her. 2008, Michele Avanti, GreeHee the Journey of Five:
   • No dramatist of European stature had emerged from the theatre. The artists were not giants but giantlings. 1982, Richard Ellmann, James Joyce, page 89:

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