What is the origin of the word earthling? Are there other words with a similar meaning (marsling, venusling)?

The first earthling in space was a dog. What about Mars or Venus. marsling? venusling? I am looking for a word for an inhabitant of Mars (and another word for the inhabitant of Venus) that "feels" the same …

Vulcan, Earthling, and Venusian are all adjectives derived from the proper nouns Vulcan Earth, and Venus. Human is not a proper noun, any more the elf, dwarf, people, or purple-people-eater.

Oct 14, 2015 · A "human (being)" is a scientific word that defines us as being primates, homo sapiens and are descendents in the ape lineage.This is of course a assumption and is yet to be proven by …

Mar 13, 2015 · The problem with Earthling though is it usually comes from an alien, but -ling makes us sound like inferiorities since indeed we are inferior to the alien that visits us. I think there should be a …

Jun 26, 2017 · Earthling, I believe, is the word you are looking for. NOUN: an inhabitant of earth Ref. Additional history on earthling from the same reference: ...science fiction sense of "inhabitant of the …

Would "greetings" be a better word to greet someone anytime than the word "hello"? Let say I meet Mr. Jackson at 2pm and Mr. Anderson at 7pm. Would it be better to greet them as "Greetings Mr. Ja...

Oct 10, 2015 · When America becomes American, and Earth becomes Earthling, a suffix has been used. Is this slang or are there standard rules for this type of suffix? Most often I see/hear -ite, -an, …

Nov 2, 2024 · I bet you would have done so, and quickly, had the question asked for the “past participle” of words like all-knowing, bling, cottaging, sibling, middling, pudding, duckling, earthling, fun-loving, …

May 6, 2016 · Can you please help me to grasp the meaning of "mortal enemies"? Does it mean "earthling, human"? The full quote is as follows: Guard me from the wicked who attack me, From my …