sparrowling

plural sparrowlings

1. A small, young, or immature sparrow.

   The poor sparrowling struggled bravely, but every attempt ended in failure [...]

   1885, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 55, page 491

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   Here was a saintsend of young girls and a bucket of boisterous boys as full of life as sparrowlings in summer[.]

   1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 89

   “Hallo,” Rossamünd said softly, “has the Sparrowling sent you?” The sparrow chirruped loudly. Was that a reply? The tiny bird chirped again and shot away, Rossamünd losing sight of it in the thick foliage.

   2010, D.M. Cornish, The Foundling's Tale, Part Two