wildling

English

Etymology

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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: planta silvestre f

wild animal

• Dutch: wild dier/ beest
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: animal salvaje m

See also

• seedling

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967