airling means A thoughtless, light-hearted person. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
airling is pronounced /ˈɛə(ɹ)lɪŋ/.
Etymology
From air + -ling.
noun
- A thoughtless, light-hearted person.“Some more there be, slight airlings, will be won
With dogs and horses, or perhaps a whore.”
- A creature of the air, such as a bird, fairy, etc.“This queen immortal loved the knight, And so she sent an airling brood To lead him thro ' the bosky wood Until he knew no left nor right; And as he paused upon a steep That rose from out a fountain place, They sprinkled dew-drops on his face, And so he fell asleep.”