"swineling" meaning in All languages combined

See swineling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: swinelings [plural]
Etymology: From swine + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swine|ling}} swine + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} swineling (plural swinelings)
  1. A small, young, or immature swine; pigling.
    Sense id: en-swineling-en-noun-VATKvNX~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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