comeling
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English comeling, comlynge, cumeling, cumlyng, from Old English *cymeling, equivalent to come + -ling. Cognate with Old High German chomeling, chumelinc (“a comeling”).
Noun
[edit]comeling (plural comelings)
Synonyms
[edit]- (newcomer): come-here, newling, offcomer; see also Thesaurus:newcomer