Earthling
See also: earthling
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *erthling, from Old English yrþling, ierþling, eorþling (“husbandman, farmer, ploughman”, literally “one of the earth”), equivalent to earth + -ling and/or Earth + -ling. Cognate with Dutch aardling (“Earthling”), German Erdling (“Earthing”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜːθ.lɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝθ.lɪŋ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: Earth‧ling
Noun
Earthling (plural Earthlings)
- (especially science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Earth.
- (LGBT, slang, rare) A lesbian woman.
Synonyms
- Earthican (nonstandard, humorous, science fiction), Terran, Tellurian, see also Thesaurus:Earthling
Antonyms
- alien, extraterrestrial, see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Translations
inhabitant of the planet Earth
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