Fledged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

decorate with feathers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛdʒd/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛdʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛdʒd/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈɛdʒd/.

Examples

fledge an arrow
The young sparrows are fledging already

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vaned feather fledge flight mature

Antonyms

unfledged

Parts of Speech

verb	feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
verb	decorate with feathers “fledge an arrow”
verb	grow feathers “The young sparrows are fledging already”
adjective	(of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
adjective	(of an arrow) equipped with feathers

Word Forms

feather	noun	the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
maturity	noun	state of being mature; full development
matureness	noun	state of being mature; full development

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flügge

Füttern, pflegen und ziehen Sie junge Vögel für den Flug auf

🇫🇷French

à part entière

nourrir, soigner et élever les jeunes oiseaux pour le vol

🇪🇸Spanish

plumado

alimentar, cuidar y criar aves jóvenes para el vuelo

🇮🇹Italian

a tutti gli effetti

nutrire, prendersi cura e allevare giovani uccelli per il volo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgevlogen

jonge vogels voeden, verzorgen en grootbrengen voor de vlucht

🇵🇹Portuguese

emplumado

alimentar, cuidar e criar pássaros jovens para voar

🇷🇺Russian

оперившийся

кормить, ухаживать и выращивать молодых птиц для полета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकसित

युवा पक्षियों को खाना खिलाएं, उनकी देखभाल करें और उन्हें उड़ने के लिए पालें

🇧🇩Bengali

fleded

উড্ডয়নের জন্য তরুণ পাখিদের খাওয়ানো, যত্ন নেওয়া এবং পিছন দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

தப்பியோடியது

இளம் பறவைகளுக்கு உணவளிக்கவும், பராமரிக்கவும், பறக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పారిపోయారు

ఎగరడం కోసం చిన్న పక్షులకు ఆహారం, సంరక్షణ మరియు వెనుక

🇮🇳Marathi

पळून गेलेला

उड्डाणासाठी लहान पक्ष्यांना चारा, त्यांची काळजी घ्या आणि पाळा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભાગી

ઉડાન માટે યુવાન પક્ષીઓને ખવડાવો, કાળજી લો અને પાછળ રાખો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಲಾಯನಗೈದರು

ಹಾರಾಟಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯ ಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರ, ಆರೈಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಂಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓടിപ്പോയി

പറക്കലിനായി ഇളം പക്ഷികളെ പോറ്റുക, പരിപാലിക്കുക, വളർത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੱਜ ਗਿਆ

ਉੱਡਣ ਲਈ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੁਆਓ, ਦੇਖਭਾਲ ਕਰੋ ਅਤੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاگ گیا

اڑان کے لیے جوان پرندوں کو کھانا کھلانا، ان کی دیکھ بھال کرنا اور پیچھے کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽翼丰满的

喂养、照顾和饲养幼鸟以供飞行

🇯🇵Japanese

成熟した

雛鳥に餌を与え、世話をし、飛ぶために育てる

🇰🇷Korean

본격적인

비행을 위해 어린 새에게 먹이를 주고, 돌보고, 양육합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đã trưởng thành

cho chim ăn, chăm sóc và nuôi chim non để bay

🇹🇭Thai

เปี่ยม

ให้อาหาร ดูแล และเลี้ยงลูกนกเพื่อบิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

matang

memberi makan, merawat, dan membesarkan burung muda untuk terbang

🇵🇭Filipino

nasimulan

pakainin, alagaan, at alagaan ang mga batang ibon para lumipad

🇲🇾Malay

sudah matang

memberi makan, menjaga dan memelihara anak burung untuk terbang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناضجة

إطعام الطيور الصغيرة ورعايتها وتربيتها للطيران

🇮🇷Persian

پرتاب کرد

تغذیه، مراقبت و نگهداری از پرندگان جوان برای پرواز

🇹🇷Turkish

yeni doğmuş

Yavru kuşları uçuş için beslemek, bakımını yapmak ve arkalarını bakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּצֶה

להאכיל, לטפל ולגדל ציפורים צעירות לטיסה

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