duckling B1 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ UK /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #27341 Meanings 1 noun a young duck The duckling followed its mother into the pond. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a young duck ducklet Word family Forms ducklings Related forms duckgoslinghatchling Etymology From Middle English dokeling and dukling, formed from duck + the diminutive suffix -ling, which can denote a young animal. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # duckling **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 27341 ## Meanings 1. a young duck ## Examples - The duckling followed its mother into the pond. ## Synonyms - ducklet ## Related Forms - duck - gosling - hatchling ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ling - small ## Etymology From Middle English dokeling and dukling, formed from duck + the diminutive suffix -ling, which can denote a young animal. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown