Youngling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Youngling is an adjective meaning A young person, animal, or plant; chit.
Meaning
A young person, animal, or plant; chit.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Young; youthful.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- younglings
Synonyms for youngling
Depending on context, synonyms include child, baby-faced, juvenile, hebetic, young, youngly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include embryous, olden, embryonary, yestern, olde, pubarchic.
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