Upflings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Young shoots or sprouts emerging upward from a plant or tree stem ; children or offspring rising or advancing in age or status ; upward-moving entities or objects that spring or grow from a base
2. New growths or tender stalks that ascend from the base of vegetation ; youthful individuals progressing in development or standing ; elements or items that spring upward or rise from an origin point
3. Fresh upward-growing parts of plants such as shoots or saplings ; offspring or young people moving upward in rank or maturity ; anything that extends or springs upward from a lower position

Etymology: Here the word is an inflected form, so the job is brief: "upflings" is the plural of "upfling," a noun built from "up" and "fling." Both parts are plain English. "Fling" goes back to Middle English, where it meant to throw or hurl with force, and "up" carries its ordinary sense of upward movement. Combined, "upfling" names something thrown or driven upward, and the plural "upflings" refers to several such things at once, whether those are shoots pushing up from a stem or offspring rising in age or standing.

Synonyms: throw-ups, toss-ups, lifts, hoists, raises

Antonyms: drops, falls, descents