fledges

We have found lemma(root) word of fledges : fledge.

Definitions


[flɛdʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a young bird) develop wing feathers that are large enough for flight
(e.g: the young fledge around four weeks after hatching)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from the obsolete adjective fledge ‘ready to fly’, from Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlug ‘quick, agile’, also to fly




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