cygnet

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cygnet^¹

/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

Sounds like signet

Where it comes from

From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

noun cygnets

The young of a swan. I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest.
Similar: swanling

Cygnet^²

proper noun

A village in Ohio, United States.
A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.

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noun young of a swan

Español	pollo (de cisne)
中文	小天鵝 /小天鹅 xiǎotiān'é, 幼天鵝 /幼天鹅 yòutiān'é
Português	filhote de cisne
Français	cygneau, jeune cygne, petit du cygne
Deutsch	Schwanenjunges, Schwanenküken, Schwanenbaby, Schwanenkind, Schwänchen, Schwänlein
Ελληνικά	κυκνίσκος kyknískos
Română	pui de lebădă
Русский	лебедёнок lebedjónok

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@misc{cygnet_2026,
  title = {cygnet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cygnet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}