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sapling

/ˈsæplɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
sapling
IPA
/ˈsæplɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young tree, larger than a seedling.

noun

A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.

Etymology

From Middle English saplyng, seplyng, sapling, equivalent to sap + -ling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

saplings (plural)

Derived Forms

saplinghood

Rhymes With

grappling

Questions

How do you pronounce sapling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæplɪŋ/.
What does sapling mean?
A young tree, larger than a seedling.
Where does sapling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sapling

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