duckling
/ˈdʌklɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण डक्लिंग
बत्तख़ का बच्चा
Basic word
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a young duck
बत्तख़ का बच्चा
- a mother duck and her ducklings
- Six ducklings followed their mother across the pond.
- The duckling was covered in soft yellow feathers.
+ 1 more example
- A little duckling had fallen into the drain.
Synonyms young duck
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
duckling (countable noun)
A duckling is a young duck. It is countable and the plural is ducklings.
'Duckling' बतख का बच्चा है। यह countable है और plural 'ducklings' है।
- A duckling followed its mother to the pond.
- The farmer bought five ducklings.
the ugly duckling (idiom)
The Ugly Duckling is a fairy tale; the phrase means a person who looks plain as a child but later becomes admired.
'The Ugly Duckling' एक परीकथा है; मुहावरे का अर्थ वह व्यक्ति है जो बचपन में साधारण दिखता है पर बाद में प्रशंसित होता है।
- Once a shy girl, she turned out to be a swan, not an ugly duckling.
duckling vs duck (age)
A duckling is a young duck; the adult is a duck, the male a drake.
Duckling बतख का बच्चा है; वयस्क 'duck' और नर 'drake' कहलाता है।
- The ducklings grew into ducks in two months.
duckling (food, uncountable)
Duckling can also be the meat of a young duck, used on menus.
Menu में 'duckling' युवा बतख का मांस भी है।
- The restaurant serves roast duckling.
duckling + singular verb / plural verb
One duckling takes a singular verb; ducklings take a plural verb.
एक 'duckling' के साथ singular verb और 'ducklings' के साथ plural verb आती है।
- A duckling is crossing the road.
- The ducklings are crossing the road.
+Collocations 4
adjective + duckling
fluffybabyyellowuglytiny
- A fluffy yellow duckling hopped on the grass.
duckling + verb
swimquackwaddlehatchfollow
- Ducklings hatch after twenty-eight days.
verb + duckling
feedrearraiseprotectrescue
- The children rescued a duckling from the drain.
a brood of ducklings
a brood ofa flock ofa line ofa group of
- A line of ducklings crossed the path.
“More examples 6
- The ducklings swam behind their mother across the village pond.
बतख के बच्चे अपनी माँ के पीछे गाँव के तालाब में तैर रहे थे।
- Radhika read the story of the ugly duckling to her little cousin.
राधिका ने अपने छोटे चचेरे भाई को 'कुरूप बत्तख का बच्चा' की कहानी सुनाई।
- The farmer keeps the ducklings warm under a lamp.
किसान बतख के बच्चों को लैंप के नीचे गर्म रखता है।
- A small duckling got lost near the canal.
नहर के पास एक छोटा बतख का बच्चा खो गया।
- Eight ducklings hatched this morning at the poultry farm.
आज सुबह मुर्गी पालन केंद्र में आठ बतख के बच्चे अंडे से निकले।
- The ducklings learn to swim within a day of hatching.
बतख के बच्चे अंडे से निकलने के एक दिन के भीतर तैरना सीख जाते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The ducklings is swimming in the pond.
✓ The ducklings are swimming in the pond.
A plural subject takes are.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
young duck
§Grammar and usage
Young of animals: duck/duckling, hen/chick, goose/gosling, swan/cygnet.
जानवरों के बच्चे: duck/duckling, hen/chick, goose/gosling, swan/cygnet।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Ugly duckling (a person who was not attractive as a child but becomes beautiful or successful later; from Hans Christian Andersen's story).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ugly duckling (बचपन में आकर्षक न रहा व्यक्ति जो बाद में सुंदर या सफल बनता है; Hans Christian Andersen की कहानी से)।