piglet

noun

pig·​let ˈpi-glət 

: a small usually young swine

Examples of piglet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The piglet was caught by someone else and taken to the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter, which put the animal up for adoption five days later because no owner had come forward. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

This past weekend, a video showed a piglet running through the streets of West Hollywood. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Hoss and Howie are two oxen who live at the farm, and a pig cam lets the public keep tabs on new litters of piglets even when the fair isn’t running. — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

After leaving the piglet one-bedroom, Bugbee tried to warn the people still waiting to get inside. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

piglet

noun

pig·​let ˈpig-lət 

: a baby pig