birdling
birdling · birdlings
Piepmatz, Vögelchen, Vögelein, Vöglein
A little bird; especially, a baby birdA little bird; especially, a baby bird.
/ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesA little bird; especially, a baby bird.
Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling
Piepmatz, Vögelchen, Vögelein
(rare)Turtle.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
small bird; birdie; nestling (young bird, baby bird):
Origin
From bird + -ling. From Middle English *byrdlyng, from Old English byrdling (“tortoise”),From bird + -ling.
From Middle English *byrdlyng, from Old English byrdling (“tortoise”), from Proto-West Germanic *burdiling. By surface analysis, board + -ling.
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