duckling

B1 Topic:Animals
US /ˈdʌklɪŋ/ UK /ˈdʌklɪŋ/
noun Freq #27341

Meanings

  1. 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.

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