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

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

Of the 350 ducklings he retrieved, only 140 were successfully nursed back to health.

From Los Angeles Times

"It is an incredibly difficult thing to go from turning that person from an ugly duckling into a swan."

From BBC

Traffic came to a halt near the South Everett Park & Ride due to a mother mallard and eight ducklings crossing the southbound lanes.

From Seattle Times