sapling Syllabification: (sap·ling)Pronunciation: /ˈsapliNG/Translate sapling | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sapling noun a young tree, especially one with a slender trunk. literary a young and slender or inexperienced person. Origin: Middle English: from the noun sap1 + -lingsapling in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sapling in the British & World English dictionary
