Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chargeling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chargeling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A little or young charge (person in the care of another).

Example Sentences

"Suddenly he was deprived of his job, his chargelings, whom he loved, and Diotima herself."

Etymology

From charge + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: charge

Inflected Forms

chargelings (plural)

Questions

What does chargeling mean?: A little or young charge (person in the care of another).
Where does chargeling come from?: From charge + -ling.

How to pronounce chargeling

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