birdling

English

From bird +‎ -ling.

birdling (plural birdlings)

A little bird; birdie; a nestling.
- 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.

small bird, birdie

Esperanto: (♂♀) birdeto, (♂) virbirdeto, (♀) birdetino
French: oisillon (fr) m
German: (colloquial) Piepmatz (de) m, Vögelchen (de) n, Vögelein (de) n, Vöglein (de) n, (South German, Austrian, colloquial) Vogerl n

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