Obs. [? f. AIR sb. + -LING diminutive.] A young, thoughtless person.

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1611.  B. Jonson, Catiline, I. i. (1692), 240. Some more there be, slight airlings, will be won With dogs and horses.

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1775.  Ash, Airling (an incorrect spelling) an earling, a young thoughtless person.

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