noun
duckling
DUHK-lihng
noun
1
A young duck.
"The mother duck led her ducklings across the road."
How to Use Duckling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA baby duck.
Word Forms
ducklings plural
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Etymology
From Middle English dukeling, built from duck + the diminutive suffix -ling.