bearling
bearling noun: a small, young, or juvenile bear.
Noun
bearling (plural bearlings)
- A small, young, or juvenile bear.
- While waiting at the inn up drove a Pau acquaintance in the person of the Marquis de Cherizet, out of whose pony-carriage was lifted a square box, which proved to contain a poor little bearling of about a month old, whose mother had been shot, and itself captured, […]1871, “May-Day among the Mules”, in Charles Dickens, editor, All the Year Round
- Synonyms:
- bear cub, bearlet, bear-whelp
Synonyms of bearling
Forms of bearling
| plural | bearlings |
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Origin of bearling
From Middle English berling, equivalent to bear + -ling.
Questions about bearling
- What does bearling mean?
- Bearling means a small, young, or juvenile bear.
- What part of speech is bearling?
- Bearling is a noun.
- What is the plural of bearling?
- The plural of bearling is bearlings.
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