Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seedling

/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: seedling
IPA: /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young plant grown from seed.

noun

Any young plant, especially:

noun

Any young plant, especially:

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: sprout, chit"

Etymology

Etymology tree English see English -d English seed Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English seedling From seed + -ling.

Inflected Forms

seedlings (plural)

Phrases

cotton seedling thrips

Synonyms

sprout chit

Rhymes With

needling

Questions

How do you pronounce seedling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/.
What does seedling mean?: A young plant grown from seed.
Where does seedling come from?: Etymology tree English see English -d English seed Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English seedling From seed + -ling.

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