Footling Definition

fo͝otlĭng
adjective
Lacking importance or significance; trifling.
A footling gesture.
American Heritage
Silly and unimportant; trivial; trifling.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

Present participle of footle.

Wiktionary
noun

A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its feet will emerge first. A type of breech birth.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Footling

Noun

Singular:
footling
Plural:
footlings

Origin of Footling

  • Present participle of footle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • foot +‎ -ling.

    From Wiktionary

Footling Sentence Examples

  • The others include complete breech, in which the baby's legs are crossed under and in front of the body, and footling breech, in which one leg or both legs are positioned to enter the birth canal.

  • An incomplete breech, also known as a footling breech, presents with one or both legs down so that the feet drop into the birth canal at delivery.

  • Incomplete breech-Also called a footling breech, in this position the baby has one or both feet down towards the pelvis so that his leg(s) are poised to deliver first.

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