ghostling
nounEtymology From ghost + -ling.
1
A small, young, diminutive, or inferior ghost.
- “That's why I brought you here,” whispered the ghostling next to me. We floated over to a corner. “She ain't leaving her body,” he said.2008, Linda Alice Dewey, The Ghost Who Would Not Die:
- Blink stood next to Knot. The ghostling's lavender eyes widened as his hand gripped Knot's arm.2010, Lyncee Shillard, Treasure Hunt: