What does "birdling" mean?

A little bird; especially, a baby bird.

What is a synonym for "birdling"?

Common synonyms include: calf, chick, colt, cub, dogie, duckling.

/ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A little bird; especially, a baby bird.
"Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling"
2
Turtle. rare

"Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling"

Etymology 1

From bird + -ling.

Etymology 2

From Old English byrdling, from Proto-Germanic *burdilingaz. By surface analysis, bord + -ling.