piglet

/'piglit/ Cách viết khác : (pigling) /'pigliɳ/

Thân thiện

A farmer feeds a piglet in the barn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A young pig: A piglet is a baby or very young pig, typically one that is still nursing or has recently been weaned.

Usage

• The word "piglet" is a standard, countable noun used specifically to refer to a young pig. It is a common term in farming, literature, and general conversation.
• It is typically used in singular or plural forms ("piglet" / "piglets").

Examples

• Noun:
  • The sow gave birth to a litter of eight piglets.
  • The children were delighted to see the tiny pink piglets at the petting zoo.
  • In the story, the main character is a brave little piglet.

Advanced Usage

• "Piglet" as a proper noun: The word is famously used as the name of a character in A.A. Milne's stories.
  • Piglet is a very small and timid animal who is a good friend of Winnie-the-Pooh.

Variants and Related Words

• Pigling (noun, rare): An archaic or less common synonym for "piglet."
• Shoat (noun): A young pig, especially one that has been weaned.
• Farrow (noun): A litter of piglets.
• Sow (noun): An adult female pig.
• Boar (noun): An adult male pig.

Synonyms

• Young pig: The most direct synonym.
• Porker (noun): Can refer to a young pig raised for pork, though it is less specific to age.
• Suckling pig (noun): Refers specifically to a very young pig, often one still nursing, especially in a culinary context.

Idioms

• None directly using "piglet": The word "piglet" itself is not commonly used in English idioms. Idioms typically use the word "pig" (e.g., "to buy a pig in a poke," "to make a pig of oneself").

Phrasal Verbs

• None: The word "piglet" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a young pig

Từ đồng nghĩa

• piggy
• shoat
• shote