moonling

A simpleton; a lunatic.

I have a husband, and a two-legg'd one, But such a moonling, as no wit of man, Or roses can redeem from being an ass.

Of the members composing this household, there are but two of whom it will be necessary to speak in this connection; and these are the moonling, or simpleton, and the sister of the wife.

One who is lovesick; one who moons over a beloved.

The sky was not quite as blue as her—Thunderation, he was no moonling!

Remaining there long enough to hear Those words that moonling longs to hear...I love you

A changeling.

"I see. He's a black man. But Jacob Millhaven is not black. Eldridge was left on his doorstep as a baby, and the philosopher adopted him." "Oh! Then he's a moonling! He doesn't seem to suffer from any stigma."

Someone from the Moon.

A shy moonling hangs on the suit of an astronaut and is taken back to earth.

For a given walking speed, will an earthling astronaut or a moonling do less, equal, or more work when taking a stroll on the Moon, and by what factor?