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duckling (n.)
[duckling 词源字典]
mid-15c.,
dookelynge
, from
duck
(n.) +
-ling
. The
ugly duckling
is from Hans Christian Andersen's tale (1843 in Danish, by 1846 in English).
[duckling etymology, duckling origin, 英语词源]