earth ‧ ling /ˈɜːθlɪŋ $ ˈɜːrθ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ earth , ↑ earthling , ↑ earthiness ; adjective : ↑ earthy , ↑ earthly ≠ ↑ unearthly , ↑ earthen ; verb : ↑ unearth ; adverb : earthward(s)]
a human – used in ↑ science fiction stories