Definition
A young bird or animal in a brood; a creature being brooded or reared, especially a chick or small creature dependent on parental care.
Etymology
From 'brood' plus the suffix -ling (meaning 'offspring' or 'young creature'), as seen in 'duckling' or 'gosling.' This diminutive and endearing suffix emphasizes the youth and dependence of the creature.
Kelly Says
In medieval and older English texts, 'broodling' was used for any young dependent creature, showing how richly English once expressed different stages and types of youth—we've lost this expressiveness but 'broodling' captures something about vulnerability perfectly.
Translations
BNবাংলা
চিড়িয়ের বাচ্চা
chidiyer bachcha
CSČeština
pštros
p-sh-tros
ELΕλληνικά
πέρδικα
per-dee-ka
ESEspañol
pichón
pee-chon
FISuomi
poikanen
poi-ka-nen
FRFrançais
petit oiseau
pəti swaz
GUGU
ચિડિયાનું બચ્ચું
chidiya-nu bach-chun
HIहिन्दी
चिड़िया का बच्चा
chidiya ka baccha
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak burung
a-nak bur-ung
ITItaliano
pulcino
pool-chee-noh
MRMR
पक्ष्याचे मुलगी
pak-sha-che mul-gee
MSBahasa Melayu
anak burung
a-nak bur-ung
MYမြန်မာ
ငှက်လောက
nghet-la-uk
NLNederlands
kuiken
kOY-ken
PAPA
ਮ Metabolic
me-ta-bolic
PLPolski
pisklę
pee-skl-eh
PTPortuguês
filhote
fee-oh-tay
RUРусский
птенчик
pten-chik
SVSvenska
kyckling
kyk-ling
SWKiswahili
watoto wa ndege
wa-to-to wa n-de-ge
TLTL
anak ng ibon
a-nak ng ee-bon
TRTürkçe
yavru kuş
ya-vru koo-sh
UKУкраїнська
пташеня
ptah-shen-ya
VITiếng Việt
con chim
kon chim