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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kitling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kitling
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit.

Archaic

noun

A young cat; kitten.

Etymology

From Middle English kiteling (“kitten, kit”), from Old Norse ketlingr (“kitten”), diminutive of kǫttr (“cat”), equivalent to cat + -ling. Cognate with Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Faroese kettlingur (“kitten”), Norwegian ketling (“kitten”), Swedish källing (“kitten”), Danish killing (“kitten”). Compare English catling, of similar formation. See also kitten.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kitlings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kittle

Questions

What does kitling mean?
Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
Where does kitling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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