Kitling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit. archaic
  2. 2
    A young cat; kitten. dialectal

Synonyms

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Etymology

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.

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