English Explanatory Dictionary

kitling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
  2. A young cat; kitten.

Word forms

kitling kitlings

Etymology

From Middle English kiteling (“kitten, kit”), from Old Norse ketlingr (“kitten”), diminutive of kǫttr (“cat”), equivalent to cat + -ling. Cognate with Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Faroese kettlingur (“kitten”), Norwegian ketling (“kitten”), Swedish källing (“kitten”), Danish killing (“kitten”). Compare English catling, of similar formation. See also kitten.

Related words

kittle
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