Definition
A petty or minor chief; a small-time leader or someone of little importance who acts like a chief.
Etymology
Formed from 'chief' plus the diminutive suffix '-ling,' which creates nouns meaning 'small,' 'insignificant,' or 'young version of' (like 'duckling,' 'underling,' 'hireling'). This creates a somewhat disparaging term.
Kelly Says
The '-ling' suffix is fascinating because it's almost always a bit insulting or condescending—when you call someone a 'chiefling,' you're saying they're pretending to be important but really aren't, which shows how suffixes can carry emotional attitudes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Commanders ወጣት
ah-kom-man-ders we-ta-at
ARالعربية
رئيس شاب
ray-ees shaab
BNবাংলা
নেতা যুবক
neh-ta yo-v-ok
CACatalà
cap jove
kap zho-veh
CSČeština
mladý šéf
mlad-y shef
DADansk
ung chef
ung shef
DEDeutsch
Jungenchef
yoong-en-shef
ELΕλληνικά
νέος αρχηγός
neos ar-kee-gos
ESEspañol
joven jefe
ho-ven heh-heh
FAفارسی
سرپرست جوان
sar-par-est joo-van
FISuomi
nuori johtaja
nu-ori yo-h-an-ta-ja
FRFrançais
jeune chef
zhoan shef
GUGU
મુખ્ય છોકરા
moo-khy cho-kra
HAHA
shugaban matasa
shoo-gah-ban ma-ta-sa
HEעברית
ראש צעיר
ray-ish tza-eer
HIहिन्दी
युवा मुखिया
yoo-va moo-kee-ya
HUMagyar
fiatal főnök
fee-a-tal fown-yok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemimpin muda
peh-mi-min moo-dah
IGIG
onye isi nwoke
oh-nye ee-see n-wo-keh
ITItaliano
giovane capo
zho-vahn kah-poh
KMKM
ប្រធានក្មួយ
bra-than k'm-woy
KO한국어
젊은 리더
jeol-eun ree-da
MRMR
प्रमुख मुलगी
pra-moo-kh moo-lee-gee
MSBahasa Melayu
pemimpin muda
peh-mi-min moo-dah
MYမြန်မာ
lider hna
lee-der hna
NLNederlands
jonge leider
yon-ge lee-der
NONorsk
ung sjef
ung shef
PAPA
ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ-ਪੁੱਤਰ
shre-neh-ee-pu-t-tar
PLPolski
młody szef
mwo-dee shef
PTPortuguês
jovem chefe
zho-vem cheh-fuh
RORomână
șef tânăr
shef ta-nar
RUРусский
младший начальник
mlad-shey na-chäl-nik
SVSvenska
ung chef
ung shef
SWKiswahili
kiongozi mdogo
kee-on-goh-zee m-do-go
TAதமிழ்
இளம் தலைவர்
il-lam tha-lai-var
TEతెలుగు
젊은 నేత
jeol-eun ne-ta
THไทย
หัวหน้าหนุ่ม
hwah-nah nom
TLTL
bataang punong-guro
ba-taang poo-nung-goo-roh
TRTürkçe
başçı
bahsh-chee
UKУкраїнська
молодший начальник
molo-dshy na-chäl-nik
URاردو
جوان سردار
joo-an sar-dar
VITiếng Việt
người đứng đầu trẻ
ngoo-ee-dook-dow tre
YOYO
olóyè kan
oh-loh-yeh kan
ZH中文
年轻的首长
niánqīng de shǒu zhǎng
ZUZU
isiqalo ezingasayi
ee-see-kah-loh eh-zing-ah-say-ee