Home › Words › H › hawklinghawklinghawkling · noun — A small, young, or immature hawk.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom hawk + -ling.nounA small, young, or immature hawk.e.g.“The young nestlings of hawks; these hawklings being untrained, and good for little in falconry.” — 1851, Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland, Lives of the queens of England:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hogling 74% match — A young, immature, or diminutive hog. vs hawkling →sparrowling 71% match — A small, young, or immature sparrow. vs hawkling →vultureling 66% match — A small, young, or immature vulture. vs hawkling →cockling 66% match — A young, small, or immature cock. vs hawkling →hatchling 65% match — A newly hatched bird, reptile or other animal that has emerged from an egg. vs hawkling →bougher 65% match — A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. vs hawkling →birdling 64% match — A little bird; especially, a baby bird. vs hawkling →nestling 64% match — A small, young bird that is still confined to the nest. vs hawkling →