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birdling¹

  • /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From bird + -ling.

noun birdlings

  1. A little bird; especially, a baby bird. Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling

    Similar: birdlet, birdie, birb, chick, nestling, fledgling

birdling²

  • /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English *byrdlyng, from Old English byrdling (“tortoise”), from Proto-West Germanic *burdiling. By surface analysis, board + -ling.

noun birdlings

  1. rare Turtle.

Translations

Every language

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

Françaisoisillon
DeutschPiepmatz, Vögelchen, Vögelein, Vöglein, Jungvogel, Vogeljunges

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"birdling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/birdling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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birdling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/birdling

Chicago

"birdling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/birdling.

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@misc{birdling_2026,
  title = {birdling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birdling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}