English Explanatory Dictionary

youngling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Young; youthful.
noun
  1. A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

Pronunciation

/ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-youngling.wav

Word forms

youngling more youngling most youngling younglings

Etymology

From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”). Doublet of Yngling. By surface analysis, young + -ling.

Synonyms

baby-faced juvenile hebetic young youngling youngly youngsome youngthly youthful youthly youthsome child

Related words

offspring spawn young :Category:Baby animals child female animal pregnant
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