piglet

[ pig-lit ]

/ ˈpɪg lɪt /

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noun

a little pig.

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Origin of piglet

First recorded in 1880–85; pig¹ + -let

Words nearby piglet

Pig Islander, pig it, pig-jump, pig Latin, pig lead, piglet, pigling, pigmeat, pigment, pigmentary, pigmentary retinopathy

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How to use piglet in a sentence

The hybrid embryo was then placed into a surrogate, and roughly four months later, chimeric piglets were born.
How Scientists Grew Human Muscles in Pig Embryos, and Why It Matters for Organ Transplants|Shelly Fan|April 6, 2021|Singularity Hub
The piglets are technological wonders that mix cutting-edge gene editing with cloning technologies.
How Scientists Grew Human Muscles in Pig Embryos, and Why It Matters for Organ Transplants|Shelly Fan|April 6, 2021|Singularity Hub
One was joyous little piglets, each propelled by muscles grown from a different pig.
How Scientists Grew Human Muscles in Pig Embryos, and Why It Matters for Organ Transplants|Shelly Fan|April 6, 2021|Singularity Hub
If these kinds of things are altered by farming practices such as genetic selection programs and early weaning of piglets from their mothers, that raises ethical questions.
Pigs can play video games. Here’s why that matters.|By Rebecca E. Nordquist/The Conversation|February 16, 2021|Popular-Science

Then he led the way to a concrete room where gene-edited piglets grunted and peered at the camera.
Gene editing has made pigs immune to a deadly epidemic|Katie McLean|December 11, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway|Tim Teeman|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then it happened: a handsome little piglet was wheeled through the restaurant with trotters hanging gently over its dish.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|June 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When he removed his hat the last piglet had disappeared entirely.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz|L. Frank Baum
"A little piglet, Nobility—un piccolo porcellino," said Marietta.
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box|Henry Harland
The placid cow chewed calmly on hay, and Joe put the piglet down.
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Joe swerved to lock Emma's chickens in their coop and he scooped the piglet up under one arm.
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Then he caught up another piglet and pushed it into the first, where it disappeared.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for piglet

piglet

/ (ˈpɪɡlɪt) /

noun

a young pig

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