Definition of SHAVELING

shaveling

Plural: shavelings

Noun

  • Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
  • A shaver, stripling, young man physically mature enough to shave.

Origin / Etymology

From shave + -ling.

Scrabble Score: 16

shaveling: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
shaveling: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
shaveling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

shaveling: valid Words With Friends Word