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snakelet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A baby snake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English snake Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English snakelet From snake + -let.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: змеяня́ (zmjejanjá) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Belarusian: змеянё (zmjejanjó) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Belarusian: гадзяня́ (hadzjanjá) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Belarusian: гадзянё (hadzjanjó) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Esperanto: serpentido — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Finnish: käärmeenpoikanen — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • French: serpenteau — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Georgian: წიწილი (c̣ic̣ili) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Ancient Greek: ὀφῐ́δῐον (ophĭ́dĭon) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Mongolian: хувилгана (xuvilgana) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Mongolian: зогой (zogoj) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Classical Nahuatl: tēcuāncōāconētl — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Polish: wężyk — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Punjabi: ਸਪੋਲ਼ੀਆ (sapoḷīā) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Romanian: șerpișor — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Romanian: șerpuleț — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Romanian: șerpurel — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Russian: змеёныш (zmejónyš) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Russian: змеёнок (zmejónok) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Russian: гадёныш (gadjónyš) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Spanish: viborezno — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Swahili: kinyemere — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Swedish: ormyngel — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Ukrainian: змієня́ (zmijenjá) — a baby snake — see also snakeling
  • Ukrainian: гадюча́ (hadjučá) — a baby snake — see also snakeling