Synonyms for fledge

Most common

flight · plume

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.

Related words

Word family

fledgeless fledgling fletch fletcher

Forms

Past participle

fledged
e.g. fledged → feathered, flighted, plumed…

Example sentences

• flight The flight was cancelled because of the thick fog.
• plume There was a plume of smoke coming from the shack.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

plume¹

6 letters

flight¹

7 letters

feather²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feather² = 2 syllables).