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Youngling vs Ling - What's the difference?

youngling | ling |

As an adjective youngling

is young; youthful.

As a noun youngling

is a young person, animal or plant; chit.

youngling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • young; youthful

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young person, animal or plant; chit.
  • * Spenser
    • More dear than younglings to their dam.
  • * Ridley
    • He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as with us younglings .

    ling

    English

    (wikipedia ling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various marine food fish, of the genus Molva , resembling the cod.
  • Short for common ling, Molva molva .
  • Any of various varieties of heather or broom.

    • Derived terms

    * blue ling * common ling (Molva molva)