fledge — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.

   Usage

   • Transitive

2. To grow, cover or be covered with feathers.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

3. To decorate with feathers.

   Usage

   • Transitive

4. To complete the last moult and become a winged adult insect.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

Adjective

1. Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   his shoulders, fledge with wings

Verb

1. feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight

   Broader terms

   rearraisebring upnurtureparent

2. decorate with feathers

   Synonyms

   flight

   Broader terms

   decorateadorngraceornamentembellishbeautify

   Examples

   fledge an arrow

3. grow feathers

   Synonyms

   feather

   Broader terms

   growdevelopproducegetacquire

   Examples

   The young sparrows are fledging already