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youngling

adj
/ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/

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.

  1. inherited from *jungalingaz✻
  2. inherited from *jungiling✻
  3. inherited from ġeongling — “a youth, youngling”
  4. inherited from youngling

Definitions

  1. Young

    Young; youthful.

  2. A young person, animal, or plant

    A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

    • More dear […] than younglings to their dam.
    • He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you, as with us younglings.
    • No eagle-child have I seen being taught to fly by its parents. That is why younglings will not open their wings until driven by hunger.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA