cygnet

C3Y4G2N1E1T1
/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

noun

The young of a swan.

Similar
swanling
OriginMiddle English cignet ← Anglo-Norman cignet ← Old French cigne →
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Meanings

cygnet1

nouncygnet (plural cygnets)

plural cygnets

  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.

    1623, William Shakespeare, King John

    Synonyms: swanling

Cygnet2

proper noun
  1. A village in Ohio, United States.
  2. A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe young of a swan.

Similar
swanling
Also see
swanling

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύκνος“swan”
  2. Latincygnus
  3. Old Frenchcigne“swan”
  4. Anglo-Normancignet
  5. Middle Englishcignet
  6. Englishcygnet

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”).

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Translations

Bulgarian ле́бедче
  • ле́бедче (lébedče)young of a swan
Chinese Mandarin 小天鵝 /小天鹅, 幼天鵝 /幼天鹅
  • 小天鵝 /小天鹅 (xiǎotiān'é)young of a swan
  • 幼天鵝 /幼天鹅 (yòutiān'é)young of a swan
Danish svaneunge
  • svaneungeyoung of a swan
Dutch zwanenjong
  • zwanenjongyoung of a swan
Esperanto cignido
  • cignidoyoung of a swan
Finnish joutsenenpoikanen
  • joutsenenpoikanenyoung of a swan
French cygneau, jeune cygne
  • cygneauyoung of a swan
  • jeune cygneyoung of a swan
  • petit du cygneyoung of a swan
German Schwanenjunges, Schwanenküken
  • Schwanenjungesyoung of a swan
  • Schwanenkükenyoung of a swan
  • Schwanenbabyyoung of a swan
  • Schwanenkindyoung of a swan
  • Schwänchenyoung of a swan
  • Schwänleinyoung of a swan
  • Jungschwanyoung of a swan
  • junger Schwanyoung of a swan
Greek κυκνίσκος
  • κυκνίσκος (kyknískos)young of a swan
Latin pullus cycneus
  • pullus cycneusyoung of a swan
Lithuanian gulbiukas
  • gulbiukasyoung of a swan
Norwegian Bokmål svaneunge
  • svaneungeyoung of a swan
Polish łabędziątko, łabędzię
  • łabędziątkoyoung of a swan
  • łabędzięyoung of a swan
Portuguese filhote de cisne
  • filhote de cisneyoung of a swan
Romanian pui de lebădă
  • pui de lebădăyoung of a swan
Russian лебедёнок
  • лебедёнок (lebedjónok)young of a swan
Spanish pollo (de cisne)
  • pollo (de cisne)young of a swan
Ukrainian лебедя́, лебедя́тко
  • лебедя́ (lebedjá)young of a swan
  • лебедя́тко (lebedjátko)young of a swan

Rhymes & wordplay

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signet
Cite this entry
APA

cygnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cygnet

MLA

“cygnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cygnet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cygnet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cygnet.

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