Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piglet

/ˈpɪɡ.lət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: pig-let
IPA: /ˈpɪɡ.lət/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young swine, one not yet mature.

noun

An innocent and naive person.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: shoat, porkling, porklet, porket"
"Very little was this piglet, And of course was not a big pig,"
"Ben is the Piglet of Hogwarts."
"KD is the Piglet of /r/nba...he doesn't want to be a leader. KD wants to be a weapon to crush his lane role, get kills points, and just play the game."
"Boo - she s the 'Piglet' of the show. Innocent, big hearted, warm and cute."

Etymology

From pig + -let (diminutive suffix). Attested from 1855. Displaced Old English fearh.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pig
Suffix: -let

Inflected Forms

piglets (plural)

Derived Forms

niglet niglette

Phrases

guinea piglet moss piglet

Frequently Paired Words

hogget

Synonyms

pigling hog-babe bonham shoat porkling porklet porket piggy shote

Rhymes With

figlet

Questions

How do you pronounce piglet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪɡ.lət/.
What does piglet mean?: A young swine, one not yet mature.
Where does piglet come from?: From pig + -let (diminutive suffix). Attested from 1855. Displaced Old English fearh.

How to pronounce piglet

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