takkeling

== Dutch == === Etymology === From tak +‎ -e- +‎ -ling. === Noun === takkeling m (plural takkelingen, diminutive takkelingetje n) a fledgling bird that cannot fly freely yet, but can fly or hop from branch to branch in a tree Coordinate term: nesteling (particularly) an owlet Synonym: uilskuiken ==== Hypernyms ==== kuiken, pullus