earthling

[ urth-ling ]

/ ˈɜrθ lɪŋ /

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noun

an inhabitant of earth; mortal.

worldling.

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Origin of earthling

First recorded in 1585–95; earth + -ling¹

Words nearby earthling

earth-god, earth-goddess, earth-grazer, earth inductor compass, earthlight, earthling, earth lodge, earthly, earthman, earth mother, earthmover

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How to use earthling in a sentence

Our quest to understand the brain’s connections is a bit like aliens trying to understand Earthlings from outer space.
The Biggest Brain Maps Ever Created Are Pushing the Frontiers of Neuroscience|Shelly Fan|December 28, 2021|Singularity Hub
Soon there could also be a geographic gulf, with the wealthiest not just living above us but beyond us, as billionaires like Elon Musk plan private spaceship missions to the moon, Mars and other places far from the problems of mere earthlings.
Paradise Found?|Nick Fouriezos|February 28, 2021|Ozy
A few of your earthling scientists have begun to catch on a little bit to this idea.
Top 10 questions I’d ask an alien from the Galactic Federation|Tom Siegfried|December 9, 2020|Science News
In fact, the lunar body gave earthlings a cause to celebrate after NASA confirmed the presence of water on its cratery surface.
Four science conversations worth having this holiday|Purbita Saha|November 27, 2020|Popular-Science

Before us Earthlings embark on a seven-month sojourn to the Red Planet—or any other celestial location—we need to understand how the harsh conditions of space can affect our bodies.
Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways|Paola Rosa-Aquino|November 25, 2020|Popular-Science
Aerial love is but an earthling still, It must come down for food or mortal die, And what but virtues feed it?
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays|Olive Tilford Dargan
Forential had shown him pictures of female Lyrians; and this girl—but for the fact she was an earthling—would have been beautiful.
Earth Alert!|Kris Neville
The normal earthling is just like you are right now: unable to use more than one sixth of his brain.
Earth Alert!|Kris Neville
Come closer, Earthling, the manythoughts spoke inside his head, soothingly.
Cully|Jack Egan
Perhaps, he thought, he was more of an Earthling than three generations of Martian heredity made likely.
The Ambassador|Samuel Kimball Merwin

British Dictionary definitions for earthling

earthling

/ (ˈɜːθlɪŋ) /

noun

(esp in poetry or science fiction) an inhabitant of the earth; human being

Word Origin for earthling

C16: from earth + ling 1

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