godling

English

From god +‎ -ling.

godling (plural godlings)

A minor divinity, a local or inferior god
Synonyms: godlet, godkin
- 1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Warlord of Mars‎^[1], HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2008:
  The Jeddak of Ptarth nodded his assent, but the ugly scowl that he bent upon Matai Shang harbored ill for that pasty-faced godling.
A young god.
- 1964, "Tales of Asgard: The Storm Giants" (page 3) in Journey into Mystery #100, Marvel Comics
  But, though young, Thor is still a godling--with the strength of an immortal!

Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967