birdling

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From bird +‎ -ling.

Noun

birdling (plural birdlings)

A little bird; especially, a baby bird.
Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling
- 1872, John Hay et al., Not Pretty, But Precious‎^[1]:
  Clasped, love, close to thy heart, thy birdling Foldeth her wings in peace-- Trusts, love! feeling nor cold nor shadow, Finding at last her ease, From fear a safe release, Heart's love, with thee."
- 1913, John L. Stoddard, Poems‎^[2]:
  Nay, fear not, birdling! let me gently Uplift and hold thee in my hand; Thou gazest on me so intently, Thou must my motive understand.

Translations

small bird; birdie; nestling (young bird, baby bird)

Esperanto: birdeto, virbirdeto (male), birdetino (female)
French: oisillon (fr) m
German: Piepmatz (de) m (colloquial), Vögelchen (de) n, Vögelein (de) n, Vöglein (de) n, Vogerl n (South German, Austrian, colloquial); Jungvogel (de) m, Vogeljunges n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: småfugl m

Nynorsk: småfugl m
Tagalog: inakay
Volapük: bödil, hibödil (male), jibödil (female); bödül (vo), hibödül (male), jibödül (female)

Etymology 2

From Old English byrdling; from Proto-Germanic *burdilingaz (equivalent to bord +‎ -ling).

Noun

birdling (plural birdlings)

(dialectal, rare, puristic) A turtle

Anagrams

bridling