cheeping
Baby bird calling
Cheeping is the high-pitched, repetitive sound made by young birds, especially chicks and nestlings: The cheeping from the nest grew louder as the mother bird approached.
The word imitates the sound itself.
By extension, any thin, squeaky vocalization might be called cheeping: We heard cheeping from the box and found a litter of kittens.
Short, high avian sound
- peepBrief secret look
- tweetSmall bird's cry
- twitterSeries of high-pitched calls
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
piping · squeak · call · vocalization · birdsong · chatter · warble · whistle
Newly hatched birds
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- broodHatchlings as a group
ducklings · goslings · cygnets · pullets · juveniles · offspring · baby birds · downy
chirp
Short, high avian sound
trill · piping · squeak · call · vocalization · birdsong · chatter · warble · whistle · songbird
chicks
Newly hatched birds
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
brood · ducklings · goslings · cygnets · pullets · juveniles · offspring · baby birds · downy · fuzzy
faint
Weak and indistinct
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- tinyExtremely small in size
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
gentle · quiet · soft · weak · muffled · distant · plaintive · insistent · shrill · thin
- bird soundschirp, birdcall, tweet, bird songs, warble