flidge

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/ˈflɪdʒ/

A form of fledge — To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.

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Meanings

verbflidge (third-person singular simple present flidges, present participle flidging, simple past and past participle flidged)

present singular third person flidges · participle present flidging · participle past flidged · past flidged

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of fledge.

    1621 (published, written a. 1592), Robert Greene, Theeves falling out Every day build their nests, every hour flidge.

adjectiveflidge (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of fledge (“fledged, feathered”).
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APA

flidge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flidge

MLA

“flidge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flidge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flidge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flidge.

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