ducklingn.

Etymology: < duck n.¹ + -ling suffix¹, diminutive suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈduckling.

a. A young duck. ugly duckling, the cygnet, in one of Hans Andersen's tales, hatched with a brood of ducklings, and despised for its clumsiness until it grew into a swan. Hence the unpromising child in a family who turns out the most brilliant of all.

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the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > duckling

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c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 125/2 Dookelynge (P. birde), anatinus.

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Civ The ducklyns, les anuetons.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 299 It is sport alone to see the maner of an hen that hath sitten vpon ducks egs..how at the first she will wonder to haue a teem of ducklings about her.

c1709 M. Prior Widow & Cat 14 Nor chick, nor duckling, 'scapes, when Grim Invites the fox to dinner.

1869 H. W. Dulcken tr. H. C. Andersen Little Match Girl 45, Ugly Duckling I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was still the ugly Duckling!

1883 J. H. Ingram in Harper's Mag. July 226/2 The mother's fears about her ‘ugly duckling’..took another turn.

†b. A term of endearment. Obsolete.

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the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun]

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1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. D4 Thy deere, my dainty duckling, bold Mathias.

1716 J. Addison Drummer iv. 36 But heark you Ducklin! be sure you do not tell him that I am let into the Secret.

Derivatives

ˈducklingship n. the state of a duckling.

ΚΠ

1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 740 Ducks, whether..full grown, or in the tender state of ducklingship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	duckling
释义	ducklingn. Etymology: < duck n.¹ + -ling suffix¹, diminutive suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈduckling. a. A young duck. ugly duckling, the cygnet, in one of Hans Andersen's tales, hatched with a brood of ducklings, and despised for its clumsiness until it grew into a swan. Hence the unpromising child in a family who turns out the most brilliant of all. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Anseriformes (geese, etc.) > subfamily Merginae (duck) > [noun] > duckling ducklingc1440 quackling1750 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 125/2 Dookelynge (P. birde), anatinus. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Civ The ducklyns, les anuetons. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 299 It is sport alone to see the maner of an hen that hath sitten vpon ducks egs..how at the first she will wonder to haue a teem of ducklings about her. c1709 M. Prior Widow & Cat 14 Nor chick, nor duckling, 'scapes, when Grim Invites the fox to dinner. 1869 H. W. Dulcken tr. H. C. Andersen Little Match Girl 45, Ugly Duckling I never dreamed of so much happiness when I was still the ugly Duckling! 1883 J. H. Ingram in Harper's Mag. July 226/2 The mother's fears about her ‘ugly duckling’..took another turn. †b. A term of endearment. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] darlingc888 belamy?c1225 culver?c1225 dearc1230 sweetheartc1290 heartc1300 sweetc1330 honeya1375 dovec1386 jewelc1400 birdc1405 cinnamonc1405 honeycombc1405 lovec1405 wantonc1450 mulling?a1475 daisyc1485 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 honeysop?a1513 powsowdie?a1513 suckler?a1513 foolc1525 buttinga1529 whitinga1529 beautiful1534 turtle-dove1535 soula1538 heartikin1540 bully?1548 turtle1548 lamba1556 nyletc1557 sweet-lovea1560 coz1563 ding-ding1564 pugs1566 golpol1568 sparling1570 lover1573 pug1580 bulkin1582 mopsy1582 chuck1589 bonny1594 chick1594 sweetikin1596 ladybird1597 angel1598 muss1598 pinkany1599 sweetkin1599 duck1600 joy1600 sparrowc1600 sucket1605 nutting1606 chuckaby1607 tickling1607 bagpudding1608 heartling1608 chucking1609 dainty1611 flittermouse1612 honeysuckle1613 fubs1614 bawcocka1616 pretty1616 old thinga1625 bun1627 duckling1630 bulchin1633 bulch?c1640 sweetling1648 friscoa1652 ding-dongs1662 buntinga1668 cocky1680 dearie1681 chucky1683 lovey1684 machree1689 nykin1693 pinkaninny1696 nug1699 hinny1724 puss1753 pet1767 dovey1769 sweetie1778 lovey-dovey1781 lovely1791 ducky1819 toy1822 acushla1825 alanna1825 treat1825 amigo1830 honey child1832 macushla1834 cabbage1840 honey-bunch1874 angel pie1878 m'dear1887 bach1889 honey baby1895 prawn1895 hon1896 so-and-so1897 cariad1899 pumpkin1900 honey-bun1902 pussums1912 snookums1919 treasure1920 wogger1922 amico1929 sugar1930 baby cake1949 angel cake1951 lamb-chop1962 petal1974 bae2006 1630 P. Massinger Picture sig. D4 Thy deere, my dainty duckling, bold Mathias. 1716 J. Addison Drummer iv. 36 But heark you Ducklin! be sure you do not tell him that I am let into the Secret. Derivatives ˈducklingship n. the state of a duckling. ΚΠ 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 740 Ducks, whether..full grown, or in the tender state of ducklingship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1440
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