birdling
nounEtymology From Old English byrdling, from Proto-Germanic *burdilingaz. By surface analysis, board + -ling.
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Rare Turtle.
birdling
noun/ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/
Etymology From bird + -ling.
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A little bird; especially, a baby bird.
- Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling
- Clasped, love, close to thy heart, thy birdling Foldeth her wings in peace-- Trusts, love! feeling nor cold nor shadow, Finding at last her ease, From fear a safe release, Heart's love, with thee."1872, John Hay et al., Not Pretty, But Precious:
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- Nay, fear not, birdling! let me gently Uplift and hold thee in my hand; Thou gazest on me so intently, Thou must my motive understand.1913, John L. Stoddard, Poems: