piglet
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piglet¹
- /ˈpɪɡ.lət/
Rhymes with -ɪɡlət
Where it comes from
From pig + -let (diminutive suffix). Attested from 1855. Displaced Old English fearh.
Piglet²
Where it comes from
After the character Piglet from the Winnie-the-Pooh series, whose name is from piglet.
noun Piglets
- An innocent and naive person. Ben is the Piglet of Hogwarts.
Translations
Every language
noun young pig
| Español | lechón, cerdito, gorrino, guarín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 새끼돼지 saekkidwaeji |
| 日本語 | 子豚 kobuta, 豚児 tonji |
| 中文 | 豚 tún, 小豬 /小猪 xiǎozhū, 豬崽 /猪崽 zhūzǎi, 仔豬 /仔猪 zǐzhū |
| हिन्दी | घेंटा ghẽṭā |
| Português | porquinho, leitão, bácoro |
| Français | cochonnet, goret, porcelet |
| Deutsch | Ferkel, Schweinchen |
| Italiano | maialino, porcello |
| Ελληνικά | γουρουνόπουλο gourounópoulo |
| Română | purcel |
| Русский | поросёнок porosjónok, сви́нка svínka, свинёнок svinjónok, подсви́нок podsvínok |
| العربية | خِنَّوْص ḵinnawṣ |
| עברית | חֲזַרְזִיר khazarzír, חזירון khaziron |
Talk about this word "piglet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piglet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piglet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piglet "piglet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piglet.Cite this
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title = {piglet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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