Dictionary

sapling en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsæplɪŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A young tree, larger than a seedling.
2. (figuratively) A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.

Forms

Deriveds

saplinghood

Hyponyms

stripling

Translations (72)

mi kōhuri (young tree) · es virgulto (young tree) · ja 若木 (young tree) · de Schössling (young tree) · de junger Baum (young tree) · es jovencito (youth) · es joven (youth) · ru ю́ноша (youth) · es plantón (young tree) · my ပင်ထောင် (young tree) · es muchacho (youth) · enm saplyng (young tree) · gl rebolo (young tree) · bg фида́нка (young tree) · ja 若者 (youth) · ga buinneán (young tree) · de Jüngling (youth) · de Setzling (young tree) · izh hutja (young tree) · grc ὄρπηξ (young tree) · ru юне́ц (youth) · mi kōhurihuri (young tree) · la arbuscula (young tree) · fr arbrisseau (young tree) · mi kāhō (young tree) · mi māhuri (young tree) · ru са́женец (young tree) · fa نهال (young tree) · de Steckling (young tree) · it alberello (young tree) · de grüner Junge (youth) · es pimpollo (youth) · ro puiet (young tree) · nl jongeling (youth) · mk фиданка (young tree) · bg младеж (youth) · vi cây nhỏ (young tree) · as পুলি (young tree) · de Grünschnabel (youth) · sh drvce (young tree) · tr fidan (young tree) · gd ògan (youth) · ar شَتْلَة (young tree) · de Jungbaum (young tree) · it virgulto (young tree) · es plantín (young tree) · eo arbido (young tree) · cs mladý strom (young tree) · es pimpollo (young tree) · fi taimi (young tree) · ca plançó (young tree) · de Fechser (young tree) · cmn 幼苗 (young tree) · izh taimi (young tree) · nl jong boompje (young tree) · cmn 樹苗 /树苗 (young tree) · cs odrostek (young tree) · es arbolito (young tree) · is græðlingur (young tree) · id bibit (young tree) · gd ògan (young tree) · hy տնկի (young tree) · hy տունկ (young tree) · cs stromek (young tree) · el δενδρύλλιο (young tree) · tk nahal (young tree) · gl mozo (youth) · ga crann óg (young tree) · fi ihmistaimi (youth) · ru де́ревце (young tree) · unm hìtùkwtët (young tree) · sh sadnica (young tree)