Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lastling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lastling
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that is last.

noun

Someone or something that is last.

Example Sentences

"He, however, who would be a firstling, let him take care lest he also become a lastling!"
"Then I pray thee to take heart again, And say to them, O my beloved lastling: 'Give heed at least how beautiful I am.'"
"The later worms, either the lastlings from the early brood or the product of subsequent broods, may remain in the apple when it is harvested, particularly in an apple picked before it is quite mature and from which the worm has not escaped."

Etymology

From last + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: last

Inflected Forms

lastlings (plural)

Antonyms

firstling

Questions

What does lastling mean?: Someone or something that is last.
Where does lastling come from?: From last + -ling.

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