Meaning & use
Pigling
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A young pig; a piglet.
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The farmer counted eight piglings trotting after the sow.
Beatrix Potter's classic tale follows a pigling named Bland on his journey home.
A note on using this word
"Pigling" is a somewhat old-fashioned or literary word for a young pig, familiar to many readers through Beatrix Potter's story "The Tale of Pigling Bland."
Words with a similar meaning
piglet
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