Meanings
noungoatling (plural goatlings)
plural goatlings
- A young goat; a kid.
The February kid he should retain, also the full-grown goat; the goatling he should sell, also its kid, unless he prefers using it for the table. Thus he has not only a good supply of milk, but he has an early kid ready for next year, […]
1907, The Quarterly Review, volume 207, page 119
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian козле
- козле (kozle)A young goat
Finnish kili
- kiliA young goat
Latin haedus
- haedusA young goat
Russian козлёнок
- козлёнок (kozljónok)A young goat
Turkish oğlak
- oğlakA young goat
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APA
goatling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatling
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“goatling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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