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Birdling

//ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A little bird; especially, a baby bird.

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

  2. 2
    Turtle. rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bird + -ling.

Etymology 2

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

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