Definitions
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- noun Someone
born on aleap day , the 29th ofFebruary .
Etymologies
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leap + -ling (from leap year)
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Examples
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In Taiwan, for example, the legal birthday of a leapling is 28th February in common years, so a Taiwanese leapling born on Feb 29, 1980 would have legally reached 18 years on Feb 28, 1998.
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In Taiwan, for example, the legal birthday of a leapling is 28th February in common years, so a Taiwanese leapling born on Feb 29, 1980 would have legally reached 18 years on Feb 28, 1998.
palooka commented on the word leapling
A person born on February 29th - yes, there's a word for everything.
April 14, 2007