cygnet
noun/ˈsɪɡ.nɪt/
Etymology From Middle English cignet, signet, from Anglo-Norman cignet, diminutive of Old French cigne (“swan”), from Latin cygnus, cycnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
1
The young of a swan.
- I am the cygnet to this pale faint swan, Who chants a doleful hymn to his own death, And from the organ-pipe of frailty sings His soul and body to their lasting rest.1623, William Shakespeare, King John:
- Synonyms
- swanling
- Related terms
- cygnicide, cygnine, dendrocygnid