cygnet

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/

Definition of cygnet

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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.”
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noun

  1. 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.”

name

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

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Etymology

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”).

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