Word: groundling
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ground
ling
Definition: A soldier who fights on the ground or serves as ground crew, as opposed to a seaman, pilot, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: ground
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
Affix: -ling
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adverbial suffix denoting manner, direction or position.