youngling

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youngling

/ˈjʌŋlɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”). Doublet of Yngling. By surface analysis, young + -ling.

adjective more youngling · most youngling

archaic Young; youthful.
Similar: baby-faced, juvenile, hebetic, young, youngling, youngly, youngsome, youngthly, youthful, youthly, youthsome

noun younglings

A young person, animal, or plant; chit. More dear […] than younglings to their dam.
Similar: child, youngling

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@misc{youngling_2026,
  title = {youngling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/youngling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}