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storkling

UK/ˈstɔːklɪŋ/US/ˈstɔɹklɪŋ/

storkling noun: the young of a stork.

Noun

storkling (plural storklings)

  1. The young of a stork.
    • The owner of a house found a single egg in the nest of a pair of storks, built on the chimney, and substituted for it a goose’s egg, which in due time was hatched and produced a gosling instead of the expected storkling. The male bird was thrown into the greatest excitement by this event, and...1919, “Of General Human Interest. Tales of the Domestic Life of Storks”, in William J. Robinson, editor, The Medical Critic and Guide Incorporating the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, volume 22...

Forms of storkling

pluralstorklings

Origin of storkling

From stork + -ling.

Questions about storkling

What does storkling mean?
Storkling means the young of a stork.
What part of speech is storkling?
Storkling is a noun.
How do you pronounce storkling?
Storkling is pronounced /ˈstɔɹklɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of storkling?
The plural of storkling is storklings.

Words near storkling in the dictionary

  1. stork bite
  2. stork bites
  3. stork-billed
  4. storkish
  5. storklike
  6. storkling
  7. storklings
  8. storks
  9. storksbill
  10. storksbills
  11. storkwise

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