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Etymology

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From weak +‎ -ling.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːkˈlɪŋɡ/, /ˈwiːklɪŋɡ/

Noun

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weakling (plural weaklings)

  1. A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
  2. (figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
    • c.1551, Hugh Latimer, a sermon in Lincolnshire
      We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.

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Adjective

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weakling

  1. weak, either physically, morally or mentally

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References

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967