owlet

English

Etymology

Diminutive of owl. Compare howlet.

Noun

owlet (plural owlets)

1. A young owl; owling.

Synonyms

• owling, howlet, houlet

Translations

a young owl

• Dutch: uilskuiken (nl) n
• French: jeune hibou (fr) m, (with tufted ears) jeune chouette (fr) f
• Georgian: ბუს ბახალა (ka) (bus baxala)
• German: Eulenjunges (de) n, junge Eule (de) f

• Russian: совёнок (ru) (sovjónok) m
• Slovak: sôvä (sk) n
• Volapük: (male or female) lülül (vo), (male) hilülül (vo), (female) jilülül (vo)

References

• owlet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• towel