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Earthling

Definitions

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  • noun An inhabitant of the planet Earth (Generally in science fiction aliens who use the term Earthling look down on the people of earth.)

Etymologies

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From Middle English *erthling, from Old English eorþling, yrþling ("husbandman, farmer, ploughman", literally "one of the earth"), equivalent to earth +‎ -ling and/or Earth +‎ -ling. Cognate with German Erdling ("Earthing").

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synonyms (6)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Earthican
  2. Earthman
  3. Earthwoman
  4. Terran
  5. tellurian
  6. terrestrial

antonyms (2)

Words with the opposite meaning

  1. alien
  2. extraterrestrial

cross-references (1)

Cross-references

  1. hatchling

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