Dumpling Definition
dŭmplĭng
dumplings
noun
dumplings
A small piece of dough, steamed or boiled and served with meat or soup.
Webster's New World
A crust of dough filled with fruit and steamed or baked.
Webster's New World
A short, fat person or animal.
Webster's New World
A term of endearment.
My little dumpling.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- dumplings
- spaghettini
- spaetzle
- pasta
- lasagne
Other Word Forms of Dumpling
Noun
Singular:
dumpling
Plural:
dumplingsOrigin of Dumpling
-
perhaps an alteration of lump, possibly associated with -ling by popular etymology
From Wiktionary
Earlier dumplin perhaps from dump lump
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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