Home › Words › L › leaplingleapling/ˈliplɪŋ/leapling means someone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, leapling ranks #10,239 of 42,749 for Qualifying.leapling is pronounced /ˈliplɪŋ/.EtymologyFrom leap + -ling (from leap year).nounSomeone born on a leap day, the 29th of February.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.leaper 61% match — One who leaps. vs leapling →leapfrogger 59% match — One who leapfrogs. vs leapling →leapful 54% match — Full of leaps: requiring one to leap or making many leaps. vs leapling →leapable 52% match — That can be crossed by leaping vs leapling →forthleap 51% match — To leap forth or out. vs leapling →landleaper 50% match — Synonym of landlouper. vs leapling →upleap 50% match — To leap up; spring up. vs leapling →winterling 49% match — A yearling animal, typically one born in the winter. vs leapling →