Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerdling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nerdling
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young or unimportant nerd.

Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"I have merely scratched the surface of life with your nerdling."
"To a nerdling it was appealing for obvious reasons — ghosts, time travel and moderate violence - but I think there were probably deeper emotions at work within me."
"When I was a young nerdling, I loved the video game “Ultima” – not because of the raping and the pillaging, but because you spent most of your time exploring a huge map of the world."

Etymology

From nerd + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nerd

Usage

Inflected Forms

nerdlings (plural)

Synonyms

dweeblet geeklet geekling nerdlet

Questions

What does nerdling mean?: A young or unimportant nerd.
Where does nerdling come from?: From nerd + -ling.

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