sparrowling

English

Etymology

From sparrow +‎ -ling.

Noun

sparrowling (plural sparrowlings)

1. A small, young, or immature sparrow.
   • 1885, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 55, page 491:

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

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

     “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.