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Earthling - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Being, Body, Cat, Character, Creature, Customer, Duck, Fellow, Guy, Hand, Head, Homo, Human, Iconoclast, Individual, Joker, Life, Man, Materialist, Mortal |
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The word earthling refers to a being of terrestrial or terran origin, usually of Earth. It was coined by science fiction writers to express a disdainful or patronizing tone used by aliens towards creatures from Earth (usually in reference to humans). The suffix "-ling", as in "sapling", usually implies an immature creature.
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