wildling

English

Etymology

From wild +‎ -ling (“descendant”); cognate with Dutch (not synonymous) wildeling.

Noun

wildling (plural wildlings)

1. A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant
2. A wild animal

Synonyms

• (animal): beast

Antonyms

• cultivar

Related terms

• wilderness

Translations

wild plant

• Dutch: wilde plant
• Spanish: planta silvestre f

wild animal

• Dutch: wild dier/ beest
• Hungarian: vad (hu), vadállat (hu)
• Spanish: animal salvaje m

See also

• seedling

References

• “wildling” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.