Home › Words › L › lucklinglucklingluckling · noun — one favoured by luck or fortune.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, luckling ranks #1,461 of 42,994 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom luck + -ling.nounOne favoured by luck or fortune.e.g.“And how excessive is the conceit likely to be of the few inordinately flattered lucklings of an hour, on a single day in July last, in Saratoga!” — 1876, Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.luckful 85% match — Lucky, fortunate. vs luckling →lucksome 82% match — Marked by luck; fortunate; characterised as lucky vs luckling →luckiness 76% match — The property of being lucky; good luck. vs luckling →fortunateness 70% match — The quality of being fortunate; fortuity; fortune; luck. vs luckling →luckbox 65% match — A player whose successes are the result of good luck. vs luckling →flukily 64% match — In a fluky way; with unexpected luck. vs luckling →lockiness 62% match — The state or property of being locky. vs luckling →luckless 61% match — Unsuccessful, in a failing manner. vs luckling →