youngling

young·ling

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yuhng-ling]
- /ˈyʌŋ lɪŋ/
- /ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yuhng-ling]
- /ˈyʌŋ lɪŋ/

Definitions of youngling word

noun youngling a young person. 1
noun youngling anything young, as a young animal. 1
noun youngling a novice; a beginner. 1
adjective youngling young; youthful. 1
noun youngling A young person or animal. 1
noun youngling a young person, animal, or plant 0

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Origin of youngling

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English yongling, Old English geongling; cognate with Dutch jongeling, German Jüngling. See young, -ling1

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Parts of speech for Youngling

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Youngling

youngling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for youngling

noun youngling

filly — a young female horse.
fledgling — a young bird just fledged.
foal — a young horse, mule, or related animal, especially one that is not yet one year of age.
rookie — an athlete playing his or her first season as a member of a professional sports team: The rookie replaced the injured regular at first base.
sapling — a young tree.

All 7 Synonyms of youngling