| A | B |
|---|
| -wise | way, manner |
| contrariwise | on the contrary |
| nowise | in no way; not at all |
| -dom | dignity, office, realm, state of being, those having the character of |
| earldom | realm or dignity of an earl |
| martyrdom | state of being a martyr |
| officialdom | those having the authourity of officials; offictiols collectively |
| cumbersome | full of encumbrances; burdnesome |
| fulsome | offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity |
| lissome | lithesome; nimble |
| mettlesome | full of mettle |
| noisome | offensive to the sense of smell; unwholesome |
| winsome | full of a winning quality; cheerful; merry |
| twosome | group of two |
| -some | full of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the word |
| -ling | pertaining to what came before it; little |
| hireling | one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay) |
| starveling | (one who is thin from lack of food |
| suckling | child or animal that is nursed |
| yearling | one who is a year old |
| chngeling | child secretly exchanged for another in infancy |
| duckling | little duck |
| foundling | infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents |
| gosling | young goose |
| sibling | brother or sister |
| stripling | lad |
