kindling

n.
Easily ignited material, such as dry sticks of wood, used to start a fire. Also called regionally fat pine, fatwood, Also called lightwood.

REGIONAL NOTE   In the southern United States, there are several regional terms for kindling. Lightwood, derived from the verb light (as in to light a fire), probably originated in Virginia and is now used throughout the South and especially in the South Atlantic states. Fatwood is used chiefly in Florida and Georgia. Fat pine also refers to the longleaf pine, native to the Gulf states, whose resin makes even a small sliver of the wood easily kindled.

1. parturition in the doe rabbit.
2. in neurology, a process in which repeated stimuli sensitize the brain to react when the stimulus is re-applied. Used in explaining increased frequency of seizures in epilepsy and progression of bipolar disorder in humans.

IN BRIEF: Small pieces of wood used to start a fire.

The children gathered armloads of kindling to start the campfire.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - optændingsbrænde, optænding, antændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontbranding, aanmaakhout

Français (French)
n. - petit bois, bois d'allumage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Entzündung, Anbrennholz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσάναμμα

Italiano (Italian)
accensione, legnetta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - graveto (m), acendalha (f) (para acender o fogo)

Русский (Russian)
разжигание, возбуждение, щепки

Español (Spanish)
n. - leña, astillas, encendimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - antändning, uppflammande, torrved, stickor

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
点火, 兴奋, 发火

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 點火, 興奮, 發火

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불쏘시개, 점화, 흥분

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 点火, 発火, 興奮, 出産

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة ملتهبه تضرم بها النار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומרים להבערת אש (בעיקר כפיסי-עץ)‬

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