piglet

noun

pig·​let ˈpi-glət How to pronounce piglet (audio)
: a small usually young swine

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State police said the piglets had fallen off the truck. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 28 May 2026 After three weeks, the nursing piglets are taken away. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 Ally will capture a curious and endearing piglet squid in the south Pacific Ocean who dreams of seeing the sun and becoming the star of a wildlife documentary. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026 The namesake cerdito, or piglet, represents his parents and their predecessors, who were farmers and ranchers in Jalisco on the Pacific side of Mexico. — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for piglet

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of piglet was in 1859

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piglet

noun
pig·​let ˈpig-lət How to pronounce piglet (audio)
: a baby pig

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