noun
Meaning 1
Diminutive of owl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: diminutive, form-of
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Standard Lemma guide
owlet
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noun
Meaning 2
A young owl; owling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
One of a species of small owls, such as Athene noctua.
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noun
Meaning 4
An owlet moth.
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noun
Meaning 5
young owl
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
History
Etymology
From owl + -et. Compare howlet.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: uilskuiken — a young owl
- Finnish: pöllönpoikanen — a young owl
- French: jeune hibou — a young owl
- French: jeune chouette — a young owl
- Georgian: ბუს ბახალა (bus baxala) — a young owl
- German: Eulenjunges — a young owl
- German: junge Eule — a young owl
- Greek: κουκουβαγιούλα (koukouvagioúla) — a young owl
- Greek: γλαυκούλα (glafkoúla) — a young owl
- Polish: sówka — a young owl
- Russian: совёнок (sovjónok) — a young owl
- Slovak: sôvä — a young owl
- Swedish: uggleunge — a young owl
- Unami: kukhutët — a young owl
- Vietnamese: cú con — a young owl
- Volapük: lülül — a young owl
- Volapük: hilülül — a young owl
- Volapük: jilülül — a young owl