kitling

n. 小猫 a. 如小猫的, 顽皮的

词形变化

kitlings 复数 kitlings

别名

kittling

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit.

    古体
  2. 2.

    A young cat; kitten.

    方言

词源

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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