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deerling

deerling noun: a small, young, or baby deer; fawn.

Noun

deerling (plural deerlings)

  1. A small, young, or baby deer; fawn.
    • You will return after giving birth to your deerling?1950, G.A. Natesan, The Indian review - Volume 51 - Page 85
    • When shall the old king of the herd of deer be smelling my mouth without fear, taking me to be a lifeless thing, when I would be sitting in the forest in the padmasana (lotus pose) with the deerlings sitting in my lap?1989, Hemacandra, Amritlal Savchand Gopani, Surendra Bothara, The Yoga shastra of Hemchandracharya

Forms of deerling

pluraldeerlings

Origin of deerling

From deer + -ling.

Questions about deerling

What does deerling mean?
Deerling means a small, young, or baby deer; fawn.
What part of speech is deerling?
Deerling is a noun.
What is the plural of deerling?
The plural of deerling is deerlings.

Words near deerling in the dictionary

  1. deerlet
  2. deerlets
  3. deerlick
  4. deerlicks
  5. deerlike
  6. deerling
  7. deerlings
  8. Deerman
  9. deermeat
  10. deermice
  11. deermouse

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