birdling

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/ === Etymology 1 === From bird +‎ -ling. ==== Noun ==== birdling (plural birdlings) A little bird; especially, a baby bird. Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old English byrdling, from Proto-Germanic *burdilingaz. By surface analysis, bord +‎ -ling. ==== Noun ==== birdling (plural birdlings) (dialectal or puristic, rare) Turtle. === Anagrams === bridling