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- [duhk-ling]
- /ˈdʌk lɪŋ/
- /ˈdʌk.lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhk-ling]
- /ˈdʌk lɪŋ/
Definitions of duckling word
- noun duckling a young duck. 1
- noun duckling young duck 1
- noun duckling meat of young duck 1
- countable noun duckling A duckling is a young duck. 0
- noun duckling a young duck 0
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Origin of duckling
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at duck1, -ling1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Duckling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
duckling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
duckling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with duckling
- who wrote the ugly duckling?
- how to take care of a duckling?
- how to draw a duckling?
- how to care for a duckling?
- who sang there once was an ugly duckling?
- which danish author wrote the ugly duckling?
- what is an ugly duckling?
- what is ugly duckling?
- what is the theme of the ugly duckling?
- how to raise a duckling?
- where to buy duckling food?
- what can i feed a duckling?
- who sang ugly duckling?
- how to make a duckling diaper?
- where can i buy a duckling?
See also
Matching words
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