sapling

A young tree, larger than a seedling.

Noun

  1. A young tree, larger than a seedling.
  2. A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.

Origin

From Middle English saplyng, seplyng, sapling, equivalent to sap + -ling.

Forms

saplings

Hyponyms

stripling

Derived

saplinghood

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