cheeper

Young chirping creature

A cheeper is a young bird, especially one that makes high-pitched peeping sounds.

The term applies to chicks, fledglings, and other nestlings whose primary vocalization is a repetitive cheep: The nest was full of hungry cheepers.

By extension, cheeper occasionally describes anything that cheeps or makes similar sounds.

chick

hatchling

Recently emerged young

brood · peep · chirp · fluff · beak · feather · eggshell · yolk · clutch · incubator

sound

chirp

Short, high avian sound

trill · chirrup · whistle · piping · twitter · warble · call · high-pitched · shrill · soft

bargain

discount

Reduced price offered

  • dealAgreement or distribution
  • markdownReduction in retail price
  • saleExchange for payment

budget · economical · affordable · inexpensive · reduced · clearance · thrifty · value · low-cost · frugal

Categories
Opposites
developmental stage

cheeperhen

Female fowl

songbird · rooster · cock · adult · elder

vocalization type

cheepersongbird

Melodious perching avian

singer · warbler · crooner · melodist · triller

Family

cheep, cheeping, cheeped

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G