fledge

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/flɛdʒ/ English

Definitions

verb

To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.
To decorate with feathers.
To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.

adjective

Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

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Synonyms

feather flight take wing take flight fly the nest hatch hatch out fletch farrow fall fly the coop set up throw take to the skies check graduate

Associated

fledging hatching fledged parasitism incubate nest brood warbler chick incubation albatross parrots

Rhymes

edge allege pledge wedge hedge ledge cutting edge sedge sledge kedge

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