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sparrowling

sparrowling noun: a small, young, or immature sparrow.

Noun

sparrowling (plural sparrowlings)

  1. A small, young, or immature sparrow.
    • The poor sparrowling struggled bravely, but every attempt ended in failure [...]1885, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 55, page 491
    • Here was a saintsend of young girls and a bucket of boisterous boys as full of life as sparrowlings in summer[.]1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 89

Forms of sparrowling

pluralsparrowlings

Origin of sparrowling

From sparrow + -ling.

Questions about sparrowling

What does sparrowling mean?
Sparrowling means a small, young, or immature sparrow.
What part of speech is sparrowling?
Sparrowling is a noun.
What is the plural of sparrowling?
The plural of sparrowling is sparrowlings.

Words near sparrowling in the dictionary

  1. sparrowhawk
  2. sparrowhawks
  3. sparrowish
  4. sparrowless
  5. sparrowlike
  6. sparrowling
  7. sparrowlings
  8. sparrows
  9. sparrows' wedding
  10. sparrows' weddings
  11. sparrowwort

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