Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starkling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: starkling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.

Example Sentences

"This scenario does raise the interesting question of just what on earth the Starklings are going to make of each other when/if they meet up again."
"The direwolves have been howling non-stop, depriving everyone of sleep but, unsurprisingly, the Starklings."
"Really, this is one chapter that really blew me away, Oh, sure, Ned's execution was shocking, but I always figured that Winterfell would remain this shining sanctuary for all the wayward Starklings to strive back towards...."

Etymology

From Stark + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Stark

Inflected Forms

Starklings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Targling

Questions

What does starkling mean?: Any of the six children of Ned Stark in the A Song of Ice and Fire novel series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
Where does starkling come from?: From Stark + -ling.

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