SAPLING Meaning of SAPLING in English ■ noun1》 a young, slender tree. 2》 literary a young and slender or inexperienced person. 3》 a greyhound in its first year.OriginME: from sap 1 + -ling . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004