kitling

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noun

Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit.

OriginMiddle English kiteling ← Old Norse ketlingr →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounkitling (plural kitlings)

plural kitlings

  1. archaicAny young animal; cub, whelp, kit.
  2. dialectalA young cat; kitten.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kitten

Origin

  1. Old Norseketlingr“kitten”
  2. Middle Englishkiteling“kitten, kit”
  3. Englishkitling

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

kilting
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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