Fatherling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fatherling is a noun meaning (diminutive, endearing) A father.
Meaning
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
More Meanings
- A father's child.
Example Sentences
Because P (parent) and Ch (child) elide gender distinctions, Gould substitutes two pairs of terms: F (father) and F (fatherling, or man's child); [...]
Katherine Ivanovna rose from her chair, and in an outwardly calm voice (though she turned pale and her chest was heaving) told her that if she once more made so bold as to put her “dirty little fatherling" in the same class with her own dear papa, [...]
Word Forms
- fatherlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include daddy, fatherkin, daughterling, eldfather, father, fatherdom.
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