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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wildling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
wildling
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.

noun

A wild animal.

Etymology

From wild + -ling (“descendant”); cognate with Dutch (not synonymous) wildeling.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

wildlings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wilderness seedling

Synonyms

beast

Antonyms

cultivar

Questions

What does wildling mean?
A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
Where does wildling come from?
From wild + -ling (“descendant”); cognate with Dutch (not synonymous) wildeling.

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