Guestling

/ˈɡɛstlɪŋ/ noun

Definition

A young guest, or a diminutive/archaic term for a small guest or visitor.

Etymology

From guest + -ling (diminutive suffix). The -ling suffix (like in 'duckling') makes nouns smaller or endearing, and this word appears sporadically in older English texts.

Kelly Says

The -ling suffix is one of English's most productive but least visible tools—we don't realize we're using it in words like 'gosling' (baby goose) and 'dumpling' until we notice the pattern ties back to Middle English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ልጅ
se-lam li-zh
ARالعربية
ضيف شاب
diyyf shaab
BNবাংলা
কনিষ্ঠ অতিথি
ko-nishtha atithi
CACatalà
convidat jove
kon-vee-dat yo-ve
CSČeština
mladý host
mla-dy hos-t
DADansk
ung gæst
ung yes-t
DEDeutsch
jünger Gast
yoong-er ghes-t
ELΕλληνικά
νέος καλεσμένος
neos kal-es-men-os
ESEspañol
pequeño huésped
pe-keh-nyo oh-spe-deh
FAفارسی
مهمان جوان
mehmaan javān
FISuomi
nuori vieras
nu-ori vee-ras
FRFrançais
jeune invité
zho-n eh-vuh-te
GUGU
છોટા મહેમાન
cho-ta meh-maan
HAHA
masau mai
ma-sau mai
HEעברית
אורח צעיר
orech tze-eer
HIहिन्दी
युवा अतिथि
y-uva a-ti-thee
HUMagyar
fiatal vend
fee-a-tal vend
IDBahasa Indonesia
tamu muda
ta-mu moo-da
IGIG
nwata onye
n-wa-ta oh-nye
ITItaliano
ospite giovane
oh-spe-te zho-va-ne
JA日本語
若いゲスト
wakai gesuto
KKKK
желсі
jel-si
KMKM
អ្នកមកថ្មី
a-nok mok tha-mee
KO한국어
어린 손님
eo-rin son-nim
MRMR
लहान प्रवासक
la-han pra-va-sak
MSBahasa Melayu
tetamu muda
te-ta-mu moo-da
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် သူ
kyun-taw thu
NLNederlands
jonge gast
yon-ge gahs-t
NONorsk
ung gjest
ung ye-st
PAPA
ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਮਹਿਮਾਨ
na-o-jva-an meh-maan
PLPolski
młody gość
w-lo-dy goshi
PTPortuguês
hóspede jovem
os-pede zho-vvem
RORomână
oaspete tânăr
oh-as-pe-te ta-nar
RUРусский
молодой гость
molodoy gost'
SVSvenska
ung gäst
ung yes-t
SWKiswahili
mgeni mdogo
m-ge-ni m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
இளம் விருந்தினர்
ilam virun-din-ar
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న అతిథి
chinna atithi
THไทย
แขกหนุ่ม
khak num
TLTL
bataang bisita
ba-ta-ang bi-si-ta
TRTürkçe
genç misafir
jench mi-sa-fir
UKУкраїнська
молода людина
moloda lyudyna
URاردو
مہمان جوان
mehmaan jawan
VITiếng Việt
khách trẻ
khach tre
YOYO
omo ni ọmọ
oh-moh ni oh-moh
ZH中文
年轻客人
niánqīng kèrén
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li

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