oldling
English
Etymology
From old + -ling. Compare youngling.
Noun
oldling (plural oldlings)
- One who is old or advanced in years; elder.
- 1907, Reports of the boards - Issue 105 - Page 90:
- For the oldlings like the younglings, And they cannot say them "nay," And the oldlings and the younglings Keep God's full-grown man away […]
- 2006, R.I.C. Publications, Teaching comprehension strategies - Page 76:
- Each day Zork sent an email to his oldlings to tell them what he was doing and to let them know that he was safe and well.
- 1907, Reports of the boards - Issue 105 - Page 90:
Synonyms
- olding
Anagrams
- dolling