kitling

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

kitling (plural kitlings)

  1. (archaic) Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.

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