释义 |
Definition of broodling in English: broodlingnounˈbruːdlɪŋ rare A young bird; a nestling. her broodlings have hatched Example sentencesExamples - As she leads, the broodlings will follow.
- In her unfledged condition the destruction of the local shelter threatened the death of the broodling.
- Closet and pantry were distrained of their rarest delicacies, and the poultry-yard of its fattest broodlings, to furnish a palatable variety for his table.
- A tiny feather-stem was made to grow straight out from the broodling's skin.
- She darted into the midst of the flock of storks, with her four broodlings close beside her.
Synonyms chick, baby bird, fledgling |