eaglet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of eaglet
First recorded in 1565–75, eaglet is from the Middle French word aiglette (in heraldry). See eagle, -et
Example Sentences
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The eaglet then flew last week from the nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
The Big Bear eaglet “fledged,” which means it flew out of the nest, on Saturday at the age of 13 weeks old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Later Monday morning, one of the camera operators found the eaglet perching at the top of a tree near the 145-foot-tall Jeffrey pine that holds the family’s huge nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
They’d also tried hovering — which happens when an eaglet catches the wind at just the right moment and it takes their body off the ground, but they don’t fully leave the nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
The last time he saw his dad before the tree that fell through his house, before the eaglet fell from the nest.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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