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单词 grandling
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grandlingn.

Brit. /ˈɡrandlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡræn(d)lɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grand adj., -ling suffix1.
Etymology: < grand adj. + -ling suffix1. In sense 2 after grandchild n.
1. A person who occupies a grand social position; a person who affects grandeur. Obsolete. rare (somewhat derogatory).
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of
optimate1574
gentle blood1575
patrician1631
grandlinga1637
(man, woman) of fashion1702
Brahmani1704
ruffled shirt1754
aristocrat1789
thoroughbred1817
Brahmin1823
big bug1826
ruffle shirt1830
ruffle-shirter1842
blue blood1850
aristo1864
upper1955
a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods xliv. 64 in Wks. (1640) III But he that should perswade, to have this done For education of our Lordings; Soone Should he heare of billow, wind, and storme, From the Tempestuous Grandlings.
2. A grandchild. Now somewhat rare (regional in later use).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandchild > [noun]
oy1488
grandchild1569
grandbairn1689
grandling1751
grandbabe1789
mokopuna1824
grandbaby1830
grandwean1877
grandkid1895
grand1922
1751 London Mag. Jan. 37/2 He, their only child,..ne little grandlings brought, their hearts to glad With idle parlance, and with childish plays.
1867 Mrs. M. A. Archer Echoes I. 23 One only little grandling Cheered the dotage of the sire, Rosy, Rosa Mclntire.
1936 Harper's Mag. June 134/2 Grandling of a famous man, and me only a one to laugh at.
1975 F. Markham Hist. Milton Keynes & District II. vii. 123 Grandmothers rejoiced over their grandlings: it was absolute proof that their lives had been worth while.
1999 G. M. Fraser Flashman & Tiger ii. 40 [You] are blessed..with grandlings and great-grandlings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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