# wildling

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #76,469

## Definitions
1. A wild, i.e. not cultivated, plant.
2. A wild animal.

## Etymology
From wild + -ling (“descendant”); cognate with Dutch (not synonymous) wildeling.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wildling