liefling

== English == === Etymology === Equivalent to lief +‎ -ling (compare darling = dear + -ling), perhaps from or modelled after Afrikaans liefling (“darling”), German Liebling (“darling”). Compare also loveling. === Noun === liefling (plural lieflings) (South Africa) One held as lief or dear; a darling. === Anagrams === lifeling