oisillon
French
Etymology
From Old French oisel + -illon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.zi.jɔ̃/
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Noun
oisillon m (plural oisillons)
- young bird; chick, fledgling, baby bird, little bird
- Au pied du hêtre, j’ai trouvé un oisillon qui était tombé de son nid. ― At the foot of the beech tree I found a baby bird which had fallen from its nest.
Related terms
Further reading
- “oisillon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.