[ahy-uh
s] 
| 1. | a nestling. |
| 2. | Falconry. a young falcon taken from the nest for training. |
| ey·as (ī'əs) n. A nestling hawk or falcon, especially one to be trained for falconry. [Middle English eias, from an eias, alteration of *a nias, an eyas, from Old French niais, from Latin nīdus, nest; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |