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duckling

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌklɪŋ/

The English word “duckling” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A young duck.
  2. A young female duck.

Etymology

From Middle English dokeling, dukling, dookelynge (“duckling”), equivalent to duck + -ling.

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