-lingsuff 後缀1 (with ns forming ns 与名词结合构成名词) little 幼小: duckling.2 (with vs forming ns 与动词结合构成名词) (usu derog 通常作贬义) person or thing connected with 与某事物有关的人或物: hireling * nursling.
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