twinling

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin +‎ -ling; possibly from an Old English root *twinling, from a Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz. Cognate with Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling (“twin”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tvilling (“twin”). === Noun === twinling (plural twinlings) A twin. (Can we add an example for this sense?) A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb. ==== Synonyms ==== doublet === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “twinling”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === wintling