What does duckling mean?
Definitions for duckling
ˈdʌk lɪŋduck·ling
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Princeton's WordNet
ducklingnoun
flesh of a young domestic duck
ducklingnoun
young duck
Wiktionary
ducklingnoun
A young duck.
Etymology: From Late duckling, dookelyng, from duk, doke + -ling.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ducklingnoun
A young duck; the brood of the duck.
Etymology: from duck.
Ducklings, though hatched and led by a hen, if she brings them to the brink of a river or pond, presently leave her, and in they go. John Ray, on the Creation.
Ev’ry morn
Amid’ the ducklings let her scatter corn. John Gay, Pastorals.
Wikipedia
Duckling
Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form taxon; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species), since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules and coots.
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duckling
A duckling is a young duck in its early stages of life, especially one that has not yet flown. It's typically characterized by its down feathers and relatively small size compared to mature ducks.
Webster Dictionary
Ducklingnoun
a young or little duck
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of duckling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of duckling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of duckling in a Sentence
If there is one thing worse than being an ugly duckling in a house of swans, it's having the swans pretend there's no difference.
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- патеBulgarian
- aneguetCatalan, Valencian
- káčátkoCzech
- ællingDanish
- Entchen, Entenküken, Jungente, Entlein, junge EnteGerman
- παπάκι, παπίGreek
- anetoEsperanto
- patitoSpanish
- ahatekumeBasque
- ankanpoikaFinnish
- canardeau, canetonFrench
- lachín, éan lachanIrish
- बत्तख़ का बच्चाHindi
- kiskacsaHungarian
- itikIndonesian
- andarungiIcelandic
- anatroccoloItalian
- 오리 새끼Korean
- anaticulaLatin
- ančiukasLithuanian
- pīlēnsLatvian
- пајче, патче, бибеMacedonian
- anak itikMalay
- piel, eendenjong, eendje, eendenkuikenDutch
- andungeNorwegian
- kaczę, kaczątkoPolish
- patinhoPortuguese
- rățișoară, rățușcă, rățucă, bobocRomanian
- утёнокRussian
- pačeSerbo-Croatian
- kačiatkoSlovak
- andunge, älling, ankungeSwedish
- badiTurkish
- vịt conVietnamese
- dökülVolapük
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