piglet

[pig-lit]

noun

1. a little pig.

piglet

/ ˈpɪɡlɪt /

noun

1. a young pig

Word History and Origins

Origin of piglet¹

First recorded in 1880–85; pig ¹ + -let

Example Sentences

Start with the adorably strange tardigrades, or “moss piglets,” with their chubby bodies and eight fat legs.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

The animated show is centred on the adventures of a four-year-old piglet called Peppa who lives with her family in a fictional British town.

Read more on BBC

Supermarket food supplier Cranswick has suspended operations at one of its farms after footage emerged appearing to show workers abusing piglets.

Read more on BBC

When one of her enslaved piglets colors a picture with crayons, she turns him into a pork chop.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Mummy and Daddy Pig will introduce the idea of the pending piglet in the Season 10 episode airing March 31.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• boar 
• pig 
• swine