cagelings

/ˈkeɪdʒlɪŋz/
noun
  1. Young birds that are kept in a cage, especially before they can fly.
    • The pet store had a small box of cagelings chirping softly.
    • She carefully fed the cagelings through the bars of their enclosure.
    • The cagelings huddled together for warmth on the cold morning.
  2. People or animals who are confined or feel trapped, like in a cage.
    • The zoo's new policy aimed to give the cagelings more space to move.
    • In the crowded city apartment, the restless children were cagelings dreaming of open fields.
    • After months of lockdown, the students felt like cagelings longing for freedom.
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