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)

1. 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 2018-04-02.