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All the young cygnets and adult birds have to be released together as the cygnets will get lost otherwise.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
The ball, of course, was Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at The Plaza Hotel, and the young cygnet was my mother, the actor Candice Bergen.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024
Her four babies, called cygnets, went missing over the weekend.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 31 May 2023
The counters on the River Thames recorded 94 cygnets, as young swans are called, compared to 155 last year.
—The New York Times Elaine Chen Emily Anthes, New York Times, 18 May 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English sygnett, from Anglo-French cignet, from cigne swan, from Latin cycnus, cygnus, from Greek kyknos
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of cygnet was
in the 15th century
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“Cygnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cygnet. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
cygnet
noun
cyg·net
ˈsig-nət
: a young swan
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