Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A twin.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A twin.
  • noun A small or young twin, especially a twin lamb.

Etymologies

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From Middle English twynlynge, equivalent to twin +‎ -ling. Cognate with German Zwilling ("twin"), Danish tvilling ("twin").

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Examples

  • Angie, it's summer here, so we do the artificial tree that can stand the twinling test though we're waiting until next week to put it up just in case.

    Something Wicked Angie Fox 2008

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