sportling en · NOUN
Etymology
From sport + -ling.
Meanings
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(archaic, poetic) A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play.
When again the lambkins play — Pretty sportlings, full of May.
1748, Ambrose Philips, Ode To the Honourable Miss Carteret:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sportlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |