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English
Etymology
From bird + -ling.
Pronunciation
Noun
birdling (plural birdlings)
- A little bird; birdie; a nestling (young bird, baby bird).
1872, John Hay et al., Not Pretty, But Precious: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."
1913, John L. Stoddard, Poems: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.
Translations
small bird; birdie; nestling (young bird, baby bird)
- Esperanto: birdeto, virbirdeto (male), birdetino (female)
- French: oisillon (fr) m
- German: Piepmatz (de) m (colloquial), Vögelchen (de) n, Vögelein (de) n, Vöglein (de) n, Vogerl n (South German, Austrian, colloquial); Jungvogel (de) m, Vogeljunges n
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: småfugl m
- Nynorsk: småfugl m
- Tagalog: inakay
- Volapük: bödil, hibödil (male), jibödil (female); bödül (vo), hibödül (male), jibödül (female)
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