duckling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- dŭkʹlĭng
- (US) audio
- /ˈdʌklɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English dokeling, dukling, dookelynge (“duckling”), equivalent to duck + -ling.
Meanings
- A young duck.
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(qualifier:strictly) A young duck. ▸ A young female duck.
Good night, darling; take that kiss to your respected mother, and tell her with my compliments that we can’t afford to make ducks and drakes of the romance of our little pet’s life: she will hatch those birds for herself in due time, and remain cluck-clucking, wisely, but sadly, like a perplexed old hen, when her ducklings and drakelings have unexpectedly taken the water.
1858, “Edith Clarel: A Story from Three Points of View”, in The Money Bag: Literature, Politics, Finance, volume I, number 4, London: Daniel F. Oakey, […], page 232:Muscovy ducks with ducklings. This is the most popular breed for table purposes. They make weights of up to 5 lb. for ducklings at 13 to 14 weeks, and up to 9 lb. for drakelings at 16 weeks when correctly handled.
1961, Allan A[rthur] McArdle, Poultry Management and Production (Agricultural and Livestock Series), Sydney, N.S.W.: Angus and Robertson, page 563:Referring to Table 1 it will be seen that if a breeding duck produces 40 marketable progeny each year (and in practice this should be achieved) half of which are ducklings and the other half drakelings, and these birds realise 2s. per lb. live weight, then that breeding duck would return approximately £15 10s. over feeding costs for the 12 months.
1951, Supplement to the Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Western Australia, volume 28, page 216:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ducklings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
ugly duckling · lucky duckling
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Translations (94)
de Entlein (young duck) · it anatroccolo (young duck) · fi sorsanpoikanen (young duck) · be качаня́ (young duck) · pt patinho (young duck) · rue качочка (young duck) · nl eendje (young duck) · fr canardeau (young duck) · el παπάκι (young duck) · be качанё (young duck) · eo anasido (young duck) · nan-hbl 鴨咪仔 /鸭咪仔 (young duck) · bg па́тенце (young duck) · oc guiton (young duck) · bg па́те (young duck) · rue каче (young duck) · ru утёнок (young duck) · cs káče (young duck) · pdt Piela (young duck) · pl kaczę (young duck) · da ælling (young duck) · sv älling (young duck) · cmn 小鴨子 /小鸭子 (young duck) · mk патче (young duck) · sk káča (young duck) · lv pīlēns (young duck) · lt ančiukas (young duck) · he ברווזון \ בַּרְוָזוֹן (young duck) · nan-hbl 鴨仔囝 /鸭仔囝 (young duck) · ca aneguet (young duck) · nrf cannot (young duck) · de Jungente (young duck) · oc riton (young duck) · es patito (young duck) · la anaticula (young duck) · sh па̏че (young duck) · is andarungi (young duck) · su titit (young duck) · nb andunge (young duck) · ga éan lachan (young duck) · rsk качатко (young duck) · ro rățișoară (young duck) · sl račka (young duck) · sv andunge (young duck) · bg пате́нце (young duck) · ca anedó (young duck) · mi pī rakiraki (young duck) · mk бибе (young duck) · gl parruliño (young duck) · kw heyjik (young duck) · moe shishipiss (young duck) · it anatrella (young duck) · nl piel (young duck) · de junge Ente (young duck) · de Entenjunges (young duck) · sk kačiatko (young duck) · oc anedon (young duck) · gl parrulo (young duck) · ga lachín (young duck) · pl kaczątko (young duck) · el παπί (young duck) · uk каченя́ (young duck) · ms anak itik (young duck) · ro rățucă (young duck) · nci canauhconētl (young duck) · nl eendenkuiken (young duck) · tr badi (young duck) · uk каченя́тко (young duck) · eu ahatekume (young duck) · fo dunnuungi (young duck) · rue качатко (young duck) · io anadyuno (young duck) · sh pȁče (young duck) · sv ankunge (young duck) · ro boboc (young duck) · nci canauhconētōntli (young duck) · uk кача́ (young duck) · id itik (young duck) · vi vịt con (young duck) · de Entchen (young duck) · ko 오리 새끼 (young duck) · yue 小鴨子 /小鸭子 (young duck) · hu kiskacsa (young duck) · cs káčátko (young duck) · de Entenküken (young duck) · rsk каче (young duck) · vo dökül (young duck) · mk пајче (young duck) · fr caneton (young duck) · ro rățușcă (young duck) · fi ankanpoikanen (young duck) · nn andunge (young duck) · nl eendenjong (young duck) · sq rikë (young duck)