giantling

noun

giantling

noun

Etymology From giant + -ling.

1

A young giant.

  • No dramatist of European stature had emerged from the theatre. The artists were not giants but giantlings.1982, Richard Ellmann, James Joyce, page 89:
  • My mother died giving birth to me and I often thought while a giantling that I had killed her.2008, Michele Avanti, GreeHee the Journey of Five:
1 more example
  • The Giantling was furious, but the mercenary turned Lord was not daunted.2011, J.A. Giunta, Only The Strong:

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