kitling

Meaning

Noun

  • Any young animal, especially a kitten; kit.

Origin

  • From Middle English kiteling, from Old Norse ketlingr, diminutive of kǫttr, equivalent to cat + -ling. Cognate with Icelandic kettlingur,
  • Faroese kettlingur, Norwegian ketling, Swedish källing, Danish killing. Compare English catling, of similar formation. See also kitten.

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