cygnet

/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

cygnet noun: the young of a swan.

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Noun

cygnet (plural cygnets)

The young of a swan.
- I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan,
  Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death,
  And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings
  His soul and body to their lasting rest.1623, William Shakespeare, King John
Synonyms:

swanling

Proper noun capitalized: Cygnet

Cygnet

A village in Ohio, United States.
A town in Huon Valley council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.

cygnet meaning in Bengali and Kannada

cygnet in Bengali

তরুণ রাজহাঁস, সিগনেট

cygnet in Kannada

ಹಂಸದ ಮರಿ, ಮರಿ ಹಂಸ

Synonyms of cygnet

swanling

Forms of cygnet

plural	cygnets

Origin of cygnet

From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Words formed from cygnet

Cygnet Island

Questions about cygnet

What does cygnet mean?: Cygnet means the young of a swan.
What is cygnet in Bengali?: Cygnet in Bengali is তরুণ রাজহাঁস, সিগনেট. See Cygnet meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is cygnet?: Cygnet can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce cygnet?: Cygnet is pronounced /ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/.
What is the plural of cygnet?: The plural of cygnet is cygnets.

Words near cygnet in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: cygnet (page history and authors); Cygnet (page history and authors); cygnet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cygnet (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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