tellurian, earthling, earthman, worldling
(noun) an inhabitant of the earth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
earthling (plural earthlings)
Alternative letter-case form of Earthling
• haltering, heartling, lathering, real thing
Earthling (plural Earthlings)
(especially science fiction) A sentient being who's a member of a species native to Earth.
(LGBT, slang, rare) A lesbian woman.
• Earthican (nonstandard), Terran, Tellurian, see also Earthling
• alien, extraterrestrial, see also extraterrestrial
• Solarian
• Earthboy, Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman
• haltering, heartling, lathering, real thing
Source: Wiktionary
Earth"ling, n. Etym: [Earth + -ling.]
Definition: An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal. Earthings oft her deemed a deity. Drummond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 December 2024
(adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts; “delusive faith in a wonder drug”; “delusive expectations”; “false hopes”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
