Fledge
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /flɛd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fledge is a verb meaning (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
Meaning
(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
- (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
- (intransitive) To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.
- (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
Example Sentences
his shoulders, fledge with wings
Word Forms
- fledges
- fledging
- fledged
Synonyms for fledge
Depending on context, synonyms include flight, feather.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include feather, flight, hatch, fletch, farrow, fall.
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