earthling

Questions about earthling

What does earthling mean?

earthling means "an inhabitant of the earth".

How many syllables are in earthling?

earthling has 2 syllables: earth-ling. The stress falls on "earth". In IPA it is /ˈɝθlɪŋ/.

What is another word for earthling?

Close synonyms include tellurian, earthman, worldling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is earthling a common word?

earthling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.