owlet

Everyday

1. A young owl, a baby owl. tree →
2. A small kind of owl, such as the little owlets of Asia and Africa. tree →

In the lessons

In nature and science lessons, owlets hatch from eggs, are fluffy and white or grey, and are fed by their parents until they can fly. In stories and picture books, an owlet is a cute baby owl character. The ending -let means small, as in piglet and booklet.

Examples

• Three fluffy owlets sat in the hollow tree. tree →
• The mother owl brought a mouse to her owlets. tree →
• The owlet fell out of the nest, but it was not hurt. tree →
• Owlets cannot fly until their feathers grow. tree →
• We watched the owlets on the nest camera at school. tree →
• In the story, the owlet was scared of the dark. tree →

Note

Countable: an owlet (starts with a vowel sound, so "an"). The suffix -let means small (piglet, droplet, booklet). Do not touch owlets you find on the ground; tell an adult, as the parents may be nearby.