eaglet

noun

ea·​glet ˈē-glət How to pronounce eaglet (audio)
: a young eagle

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The Overland Park nest is not the only one in the metro that have eaglets. Robert A. Cronkleton march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 Past eaglets Last year, the expecting parents had two chicks, Sunny and Gizmo. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania says eaglets spend several weeks in the nest and will usually leave in mid-summer, returning until their parents force them to move away. Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 However, after 28 years of conservation efforts, the first eaglet hatched without human intervention on Santa Cruz Island in 2006 — the first in over 50 years — and the population has grown since then, according to the National Park Service. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eaglet

Word History

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eaglet was in 1572

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“Eaglet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eaglet. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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eaglet

noun
ea·​glet ˈē-glət How to pronounce eaglet (audio)
: a young eagle
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