kitling

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English kiteling (“kitten, kit”), from Old Norse ketlingr (“kitten”), diminutive of kǫttr (“cat”), equivalent to cat +‎ -ling. Cognate with Icelandic kettlingur (“kitten”), Faroese kettlingur (“kitten”), Norwegian ketling (“kitten”), Swedish källing (“kitten”), Danish killing (“kitten”). Compare English catling, of similar formation. See also kitten. === Noun === kitling (plural kitlings) (archaic) Any young animal; cub, whelp, kit. (now dialectal) A young cat; kitten. ==== Related terms ==== kittle === Anagrams === kilting