kinglet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪŋlɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(king′lit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
king•let  (king′lit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmenta king ruling over a small country or territory.
  2. Birdsany of several small, greenish, crested birds of the genus Regulus. Cf. goldcrest, golden-crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet.
  • king + -let 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kinglet /ˈkɪŋlɪt/ n
  1. often derogatory the king of a small or insignificant territory
  2. US Canadian any of various small warblers of the genus Regulus, having a black-edged yellow crown: family Muscicapidae
'kinglet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
firecrest - goldcrest - golden-crowned kinglet - ruby-crowned kinglet

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