hawkling

== English == === Etymology === From hawk +‎ -ling. === Noun === hawkling (plural hawklings) A small, young, or immature hawk. 1913, The Oriole - Volumes 1-4 - Page 18: The day's tragedies had begun; the east was warm with color, and streamers of light were woven through the clouds; but I thought that, somewhere near me, the mocker's' mate was sitting on her nest, and that somewhere, further away, there were young hawklings who, also, have a right to life.