duckling

[duhk-ling]

noun

1. a young duck.

duckling

/ ˈdʌklɪŋ /

noun

1. a young duck

Word History and Origins

Origin of duckling¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; duck ¹, -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?

From Los Angeles Times

I drove around downtown Los Angeles on a recent Friday morning looking for one of the Civic Center’s ugly ducklings.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact, Callas made herself out of what she considered to be an ugly duckling.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s to the Moscow mallard and her ducklings I head to find out what Russians think of America and of the US election.

From BBC

My writer’s group had rented a lake house in Vermont this past June on an island in the middle of Lake Champlain, where shorebirds and ducklings paddled past.

From Los Angeles Times