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Webster 1913 Edition

Youngling

Young′ling

,
Noun.
[AS.
geongling
.]
A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.
“More dear . . . than younglings to their dam.”
Spenser.
He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us
younglings
.
Ridley.

Young′ling

,
Adj.
Young; youthful.
Wordsworth.

Webster 1828 Edition

Youngling

YOUNGLING

,
Noun.
Yungling. Any animal in the first part of life.

Definition 2024

youngling

youngling

English

Adjective

youngling ‎(comparative more youngling, superlative most youngling)

  1. young; youthful

Translations

Noun

youngling ‎(plural younglings)

  1. A young person, animal or plant; chit.
    • Spenser
      More dear […] than younglings to their dam.
    • Ridley
      He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings.

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English youngling, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling ‎(“a youth”), from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz ‎(“young man, youngling”), equivalent to young +‎ -ling. Cognate with Dutch jongeling ‎(“a youngster”), German Jüngling ‎(“a youth”), Swedish yngling ‎(“a youth, kid”), Icelandic unglingur ‎(“teenager, youth”). More at young.

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