youngling
youngling · younglings
A young person, animal, or plantA young person, animal, or plant; chit.
/ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesA young person, animal, or plant; chit.
2005 May 19, George Lucas, “Star Wars: Episode III ”, “Revenge of the Sith”, Lucasfilm Obi-Wan Kenobi: I have seen a security hologram of him...killing younglings.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth,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.
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Forms
plural: younglings| Singular | youngling |
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