ea·glet

[ee-glit]
noun
a young eagle.

Origin:
1565–75; < Middle French aiglette (in heraldry). See eagle, -et

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eaglet (ˈiːɡlɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a young eagle

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Eaglet is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
One known nest in a territory outside of the park produced one eaglet and a
  likely but unconfirmed fledgling.
In the midst of all the turmoil, in the top of a wildly swaying white pine, the
  eaglet again proved its resiliency.
Once hatched, the eaglet stays in the nest for about five months, dependant on
  its parents for food.
Th e eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.
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