lostling

ˈlɒst.lɪŋ

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Definition of lostling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stray animal

Dated

young animal that has strayed from its group

Dated

The farmer found a lostling lamb near the river.

stray

waif

poetic

Dated

person who is lost or abandoned

Dated

The novel's protagonist is a lostling in the city.

stray

wanderer

objects

Dated

object that is misplaced or without a home

Dated

The old toy was a lostling in the attic.

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young animal that has strayed from its group

Origin of lostling

English, lost (unable to find the way) + -ling (diminutive suffix)

Examples of lostling in a sentence

They took in a lostling kitten they found.
In the poem, the lostling wanders through the forest.
The artist depicted a lostling in a desolate landscape.
The lostling was found under the couch.
A lostling in the drawer surprised her.

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French:jeune égaré, égaré, ...
German:verirrtes Tier, Verlorener, ...
Italian:animale smarrito, abbandonato, ...
Spanish:cría extraviada, extraviado, ...
Portuguese:animal perdido, perdido, ...
Chinese:走失的小动物, 迷途者, ...
Japanese:迷子の子羊, 迷子, ...
Arabic:حَيَوَان ضَالّ صَغِير, تَائِه, ...
Hebrew:גוּר תועה, תּוֹעֶה, ...
Russian:заблудившийся ягнёнок, потеряшка, ...
Ukrainian:заблукала тварина, загублена душа, ...
Hindi:भटका हुआ जानवर, खोया हुआ व्यक्ति, ...
Bengali:ভুলে যাওয়া প্রাণী, হারানো মানুষ, ...
Catalan:animal perdut, desvalgut, ...
Czech:zaběhlík, ztracenec, ...
Danish:fortabt dyr, fortabt sjæl, ...
Dutch:verdwaald dier, verdwaalde, ...
Greek:χαμένο ζώο, χαμένος, ...
Hungarian:elkóborolt fiatal állat, árva, ...
Khmer:កូនសត្វដែលវង្វេងចេញពីហ្វូង, ជនវង្វេងផ្លូវ, ...
Korean:길 잃은 동물, 길잃은 자, ...
Persian:حیوان گمشده, گمشده, ...
Polish:zagubione zwierzę, zagubieniec, ...
Portuguese (BR):animal perdido, perdido, ...
Romanian:animal rătăcit, rătăcit, ...
Swedish:vilsekommen djurunge, vilsen själ, ...
Thai:สัตว์หลงฝูง, คนหลงทาง, ...
Turkish:sürüsünden ayrılmış hayvan, kaybolmuş kişi, ...
Vietnamese:con vật đi lạc, kẻ lạc lõng, ...

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