What does lastling mean?
Lastling means Someone or something that is last..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Someone or something that is last..
He, however, who would be a firstling, let him take care lest he also become a lastling!
Then I pray thee to take heart again, And say to them, O my beloved lastling: 'Give heed at least how beautiful I am.'
The later worms, either the lastlings from the early brood or the product of subsequent broods, may remain in the apple when it is harvested, particularly in an apple picked before it is quite mature and from which the worm has not escaped.
Use lastling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lastling means Someone or something that is last..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include firstling.
He, however, who would be a firstling, let him take care lest he also become a lastling!
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.