Cygnet
/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The young of a swan.
"I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest."
- 2 a young swan wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Ohio, United States.
- 2 A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.
Example
More examples"I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest."
Etymology
From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).