sapling
/ˈsæplɪŋ/
sapling noun: a young tree, larger than a seedling.
Noun
sapling (plural saplings)
sapling meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
sapling in Hindi
- sapling
- पौधा paudhā
sapling in Tamil
- மரக்கன்று, நாற்று, இளஞ்செடி
sapling in Urdu
- sapling, bud, shoot
- نہال nihāl
- a sapling, young plant
- بچہ bacca
sapling in Telugu
- a sapling, suckling or young tree
- గున్న gunna
More languagesFewer languages
- sapling in Kannada
- ಸಸಿ, ಎಳೆಯ ಗಿಡ, ಪಿಳ್ಳೆ
- sapling in Assamese
- পুলি puli
- sapling in Arabic
- شَتْلَة šatla
- sapling in Indonesian
- bibit
- sapling in Persian
- نهال nahâl
- sapling in Vietnamese
- cây nhỏ
- sapling in Myanmar
- ပင်ထောင် panghtaung
Examples of sapling in a sentence
- It should take just one good chop to fell the sapling.
- A sapling and a fully-grown oak tree do not compare.
- The profession of barker has been made largely obsolete by the realization that in most cases saplings can be cultivated far more profitably.
Forms of sapling
| plural | saplings |
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Origin of sapling
From Middle English saplyng, seplyng, sapling, equivalent to sap + -ling.
Words formed from sapling
Questions about sapling
- What does sapling mean?
- Sapling means a young tree, larger than a seedling.
- What is sapling in Hindi?
- Sapling in Hindi is पौधा (paudhā). See Sapling meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sapling?
- Sapling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sapling?
- Sapling is pronounced /ˈsæplɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of sapling?
- The plural of sapling is saplings.
Words near sapling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sapling (page history and authors); पौधा (Hindi) (page history and authors); sapling (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); بچہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); గున్న (Telugu) (page history and authors); sapling (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.
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