kiteling

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === ketelyng, ketling, keteling, kytylyng, cytlyng, kytling, kittyllyng, kytlynge, kitelinge === Etymology === From Old Norse ketlingr; equivalent to cat +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkit(ə)linɡ/, /ˈkɛt(ə)linɡ/ === Noun === kiteling (plural kitelings) young of an animal, especially a kitten ==== Descendants ==== English: kitling (obsolete) Scots: kitlin ==== References ==== “ketling, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 April 2018.