Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mixling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mixling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is of mixed ethnic or racial background; a hybrid; a cross-breed.

Example Sentences

"Wagner unflinchingly believed that not the least objective of the Nuremberg clauses was "to make the mixed race, which is politically and biologically unwanted, disappear as soon as possible, for a mixling can never be a patriot.""
"Yet there have been incidences where it was thought that a mixling's duplicate had been so strong that, although duplication took place during equinox, it had remained the dominant figure during the whole of the mixling's life."
"While there are some who think it odd that a mixling Melph soldier should be able to read, let them rest assured that there are more who can than are known."

Etymology

From mix + -ling. Compare German Mischling (“hybrid, mongrel, half-breed”), French mélange (“mixture”), German Low German Mischling (“half-breed, hybrid, mongrel”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mix

Inflected Forms

mixlings (plural)

Questions

What does mixling mean?: One who is of mixed ethnic or racial background; a hybrid; a cross-breed.
Where does mixling come from?: From mix + -ling. Compare German Mischling (“hybrid, mongrel, half-breed”), French mélange (“mixture”), German Low German Mischling (“half-breed, hybrid, mongrel”).

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