suffix 1 denoting a person or thing: a connected with (hireling; sapling). b having the property of being (weakling; underling) or undergoing (starveling). 2 denoting a diminutive (duckling), often derogatory (lordling). [OE (as -LE(1) + -ING(3)): sense 2 f. ON]
-LING
Meaning of -LING in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012