seedling

noun
UK: /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/
US: /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/

  1. A young plant grown from a seed, especially one that is not very strong yet.

    1. The seedling needs water to grow.
    2. The gardener carefully transplanted the delicate seedling to a larger pot.

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The phonetic transcription of "seedling" is /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "seedling": "The seedling needs water to grow.". More examples on the page.