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Etymology edit

From chef +‎ -ling.

Noun edit

chefling (plural cheflings)

  1. A young, little, or subordinate chef
    • 1988, Poetry Australia, numbers 117-122, page 65:
      [] they see that up & coming cheflings do not scoff
      at peelings []
    • 2008, Rikki Ducornet, Tom Motley, The One Marvelous Thing - Page 83:
      “Do I ask you?”, she shouts, “what goes on in the kitchen? How do I know you're not buggering your cheflings in the larder?”
    • 2015, Susan D Curtis, Nicole Curtis Ammerman, Santa Fe School of Cooking:
      A part-time chef at the Santa Fe School of Cooking and full-time Culinary Arts Director at the Santa Fe Community College, Michelle proudly enjoys educating her “cheflings.”

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