Word: stripling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: strip
ling
Definition: A seedling with most of the leaves stripped off.
Morphemes:
Affix: strip
Language: en
Meaning: long, narrow piece
Affix: -ling
Language: en
Meaning: diminutive noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -le
Language: en
Decoded: -le
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix forming diminutives from other nouns.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
Decoded: -ing
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.