takkeling

From tak +‎ -e- +‎ -ling.

takkeling m (plural takkelingen, diminutive takkelingetje n)

1. a fledgling bird that cannot fly freely yet, but can fly or hop from branch to branch in a tree

   Coordinate term: nesteling

2. (particularly) an owlet

   Synonym: uilskuiken

• kuiken, pullus