Cygnet \Cyg"net\ (s[i^]g"n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L. cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. ky`klos: but F. cygne seems to be an etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus, perh. ultimately also fr. Gr. ky`klos.] (Zo["o]l.) A young swan. --Shak.
cygnet n : a young swan