name
Meaning 1
A female given name, variant of Caroline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carline
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
-
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)lɪn/
-
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)laɪn/
-
Scotland, US: /ˈkɑɹlɪn/
-
Scotland, US: /ˈkɛɹlɪn/
-
Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːlɪn/
-
rhymes with -ɑːlɪn
-
US: /ˈkɑɹˌlaɪn/
-
US: /ˈkɑɹlɪn/
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A woman; also, a hag or witch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: old woman, babushka, bag, bat, beldame, biddy, bluehair, bubbe, carline, carlin, crone, gammer, geezer, gogo, grandam, granny, grimalkin, hag, maum, old lady, old maid, prune, spinster, tabby, trot, trout, witch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Carline thistle (Carlina spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of caroline (“an old silver Italian coin”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of carling (“deck planking”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Probably an altered spelling of Carlin or an Americanized spelling of German Kärlein.
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
From car + line.
From French carline, from Medieval Latin carlina, probably from cardina, a diminutive of Latin carduus (“thistle”), with influence from Carolus Magnus due to an association with Charlemagne.