youngling

[ yuhng-ling ]

/ ˈyʌŋ lɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR youngling ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a young person.

anything young, as a young animal.

a novice; a beginner.

adjective

young; youthful.

Origin of youngling

before 900; Middle English yongling,Old English geongling; cognate with Dutch jongeling,German Jüngling.See young, -ling¹

Words nearby youngling

Younghusband, Young Ireland, youngish, Young Italy, young lady, youngling, young man, young offender institution, young one, Young plan, Young Pretender

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Example sentences from the Web for youngling

Its little kid skips about, for the time of toil has not yet come to the youngling, and it may gambol now.
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe|John Macgregor
Said the youngling: "Knowest thou not Jack of the Tofts and his seven sons, and what he is, and that he dwelleth there?"
Child Christopher|William Morris
Nine fair children sat around their domestic hearth, and one, the youngling of the flock, smiled upon its mother's knee.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I|Various
But if not, then do I depart from Greenharbour straightway, and take the youngling with me to hang him up on the first tree.
Child Christopher|William Morris

But here I take up this youngling's glove; and on his head be his fate!
Child Christopher|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for youngling

youngling

/ (ˈjʌŋlɪŋ) /

noun

literary

a young person, animal, or plant
(as modifier)a youngling brood

Word Origin for youngling

Old English geongling

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单词	youngling
释义	youngling [ yuhng-ling ] / ˈyʌŋ lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR youngling ON THESAURUS.COM noun a young person. anything young, as a young animal. a novice; a beginner. adjective young; youthful. Origin of youngling before 900; Middle English yongling,Old English geongling; cognate with Dutch jongeling,German Jüngling.See young, -ling¹ Words nearby youngling Younghusband, Young Ireland, youngish, Young Italy, young lady, youngling, young man, young offender institution, young one, Young plan, Young Pretender Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for youngling Its little kid skips about, for the time of toil has not yet come to the youngling, and it may gambol now. A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe\|John Macgregor Said the youngling: "Knowest thou not Jack of the Tofts and his seven sons, and what he is, and that he dwelleth there?" Child Christopher\|William Morris Nine fair children sat around their domestic hearth, and one, the youngling of the flock, smiled upon its mother's knee. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I\|Various But if not, then do I depart from Greenharbour straightway, and take the youngling with me to hang him up on the first tree. Child Christopher\|William Morris But here I take up this youngling's glove; and on his head be his fate! Child Christopher\|William Morris British Dictionary definitions for youngling youngling / (ˈjʌŋlɪŋ) / noun literary a young person, animal, or plant (as modifier)a youngling brood Word Origin for youngling Old English geongling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to youngling filly, sapling, foal, yearling, youngster, rookie, fledgling
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youngling

noun

adjective

Origin of youngling

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Example sentences from the Web for youngling

British Dictionary definitions for youngling

noun

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