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piglet

piglet

62 1.0
A very young farm animal with a round body and short legs that still drinks its mother's milk
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪɡlɪt/
translation icon : lechón
  • James will have chicks, bunnies, and piglets as part of his nursery experience.

Or a pickled piglet is the best thing on earth.

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Examples

Synonyms

piggy
vspiglet
  • Baby Talk
137 2.8

A young farm animal with a short nose and curly tail

is a neutral word used for young animals in general
suckling pig
vspiglet
3 6.6

A very young pig that still drinks its mother's milk, often cooked whole for roasting

is the broad term not limited to culinary use
squealer
vspiglet
1 6.7

A young pig kept on a farm

is the general term without emphasis on domestic status
piggie
vspiglet
  • Baby Talk
1 2.1

A very small pig people often call in a cute way

is the neutral everyday term without playful tone
sucking pig
vspiglet
1 8.2

A young pig that still drinks its mother's milk

is a general young animal rather than only milk feeding
shoat
vspiglet
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A young pig that has just stopped drinking its mother's milk

is used for young animals often still feeding on mother's milk
grise
vspiglet
  • Archaic
9.9

A young pig

is the modern common term rather than archaic
shote
vspiglet
  • Archaic
9.9

A young pig that no longer drinks its mother's milk

is applied to young ones often still feeding on milk
cochon de lait
vspiglet
  • Jargon
9.9

A whole very young pig roasted for a special meal

is the simple term for the young animal, not a dish

How Big

hog
78 1.0
pig
1.0
piggie
  • Baby Talk
1 2.1
piglet
62 1.0

Surface Forms

piglet singular
piglets plural

Morphology

piglet = pig (transparent) = pig + let

The word transparently combines 'pig' with the diminutive suffix '-let' to mean a young pig.

Etymology

Piglet is simply the word pig plus the small-ending -let, which means 'small' or 'little'. So a piglet is a small pig, often a very young one still feeding from its mother.