cygnet

[sig-nit] /ˈsɪg nɪt/
noun
1.
a young swan.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English signet < Latin cygnus, variant of cycnus < Greek kýknos swan; see -et
Examples from the web for cygnet
  • What you may have witnessed is the parents attempting to protect a cygnet.
British Dictionary definitions for cygnet

cygnet

/ˈsɪɡnɪt/
noun
1.
a young swan
Word Origin
C15 sygnett, from Old French cygne swan, from Latin cygnus, from Greek kuknos
Word Origin and History for cygnet
n.

c.1400, also signet before 17c., from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French cigne, cisne "swan" (12c., Modern French cygne), from Latin cygnus, from Greek kyknos, perhaps from PIE *keuk- "to be white."