Associations to the word «Fledge»
Noun
- Chick
- Nest
- Clutch
- Juvenile
- Egg
- Plumage
- Fed
- Hatch
- Helper
- Burrow
- Parent
- Lay
- Tern
- Feather
- Young
- Feeding
- Adult
- Offspring
- Bird
- Courtship
- Strawberry
- Feed
- Period
- Pe
- Week
- Polly
- Day
- Female
- Laying
- Flock
- Last
- Breed
- Glider
- Biology
- Eagle
- Cavity
- Predator
- Survival
- Sibling
- Prey
- Unknown
- Owl
- Dependence
- Month
- Full
- Average
- Colony
- Pair
- Wing
- Sex
- Territorial
- Care
- Mate
- Flight
- Territory
- Food
- Success
- Leave
- Independence
Adjective
Wiktionary
FLEDGE, verb. (transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
FLEDGE, verb. (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
FLEDGE, verb. (transitive) To decorate with feathers.
FLEDGE, adjective. (archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
Dictionary definition
FLEDGE, verb. Feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight.
FLEDGE, verb. Decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow".
FLEDGE, verb. Grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already".
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