noun
swanling
Swanling (noun) means a baby swan; a cygnet.
noun
1
A baby swan; a cygnet.
"So close, swanling, do not hesitate. Her eyes went to the sun hanging between night and day and then to Wulfsun. I cannot leave him to such a fate. Without me, he is a dead man."
— Betina Lindsey, Swan Bride: The Swan Maiden Trilogy - Book One (2015)
"The narrative concerns a female duck who hatches four dark ducklings, and when the fifth turns out to be a white “swanling,” the father duck more or less accuses his wife of adultery."
— Jack Zipes, The Enchanted Screen (2011)
"Bruno Bettelheim What this is really about is how you and your own dear swanling can rest securely in the feeling of belonging together when you experience daily life differently because others treat you differently."
— Gail Steinberg, Beth Hall (2011)
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Etymology
Made up of swan and -ling, coined by analogy with duckling, gosling, and similar words. Compare German Schwänlein.
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"swanling" (noun) means a baby swan; a cygnet.
