Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leafling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leafling
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.

Example Sentences

"[…] 'Twas a garnet leaf of the richest hue, A smooth, bright rose, with a shadow or two, And a silky, rose-petal feel. And all alive seemed this leafling to be, For it trembled and quivered at a touch, As if from a possible hurt it would flee."
"The sun found its way between the fresh leaflings overhead, and in order to inspect the splinter more effectually I went down on my knees at Felicia's feet."

Etymology

From leaf + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: leaf

Inflected Forms

leaflings (plural)

Questions

What does leafling mean?: A small, tiny, miniature, or immature leaf; a leaflet.
Where does leafling come from?: From leaf + -ling.

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