sapling
pronunciation
How to pronounce sapling in British English:
UK [ˈsæplɪŋ]
How to pronounce sapling in American English:
US [ˈsæplɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- young tree
Word Origin
- sapling (n.)
- early 14c., from sap (n.1) + diminutive suffix -ling. This probably is the source of American English slang sap (n.3) "club, short staff" (1899) and the verb sap (v.2) "to hit (someone) with a sap" (1926).
Example
- 1. It could collect rain and dew , then release it to a seed or sapling one drop at a time .
- 2. Make a habit of offering thanks to your partner , even for the tiniest of things , and a sapling of thankfulness will grow into something strong enough to support you both .
- 3. Just like the sapling , you can be so much more alive than you are today , but only if you understand all of your potential and you are committed to achieving it .
- 4. What if a little sapling said to itself , " it 's so great to be a tree ! I 'm going to stay just like I am . " What a waste it would be if its vision didn 't realize there was so much more to being a tree than what it knew as a sapling .
- 5. For every new employee hired at infosys , the company plants a sapling in order to help replenish natural resources .