moonling
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moonling
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From moon + -ling. Compare moon-related origins of lunacy and lunatic.
noun moonlings
- A simpleton; a lunatic. I have a husband, and a two-legg'd one, But such a moonling, as no wit of man, Or roses can redeem from being an ass.
- One who is lovesick; one who moons over a beloved. The sky was not quite as blue as her—Thunderation, he was no moonling!
- A changeling. "I see. He's a black man. But Jacob Millhaven is not black. Eldridge was left on his doorstep as a baby, and the philosopher adopted him." "Oh! Then he's a moonling! He doesn't seem to suffer from any stigma."
- Someone from the Moon. A shy moonling hangs on the suit of an astronaut and is taken back to earth.
Talk about this word "moonling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moonling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. moonling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moonling "moonling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moonling.Cite this
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title = {moonling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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