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niglet

/ˈnɪɡ.lət/

niglet noun: a black child.

Noun

niglet (plural niglets)

  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black child.
    Synonyms:
    niggerling

niglet meaning in Bengali

niglet in Bengali

একজন কালো শিশু

Synonyms of niglet

Forms of niglet

pluralniglets
alternative formnigglet

Origin of niglet

From nig(ger) + -let. Modelled after piglet.

Questions about niglet

What does niglet mean?
Niglet means a black child.
What is niglet in Bengali?
Niglet in Bengali is একজন কালো শিশু. See Niglet meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is niglet?
Niglet is a noun.
How do you pronounce niglet?
Niglet is pronounced /ˈnɪɡ.lət/.
What is the plural of niglet?
The plural of niglet is niglets.

Words near niglet in the dictionary

  1. nighwhat
  2. Nighy
  3. Nighys
  4. nigiri
  5. nigirizushi
  6. niglet
  7. niglets
  8. niglette
  9. niglettes
  10. NIGMS
  11. nignay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: niglet (page history and authors); niglet (Bengali 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.

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