turtledove
Soft-voiced dove
A turtledove is a small wild dove with a soft, purring coo, found across Europe and Asia.
The name has nothing to do with turtles—it comes from the bird's call.
Turtledoves appear frequently in poetry and scripture as symbols of devoted love, and two turtle doves feature in the Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Stout urban bird
- cooingSoft murmuring sounds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- wingsLimbs for flight
plumage · nesting · migratory · flock · perching · roosting · flight · brooding
Loyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- monogamyOne partner at a time
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
covenant · purity · innocence · biblical · wedding · betrothal · sacrifice · prophecy
pigeon
Stout urban bird
wings · plumage · nesting · migratory · flock · perching · roosting · flight · brooding · incubation
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- monogamyOne partner at a time
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
faithfulness · covenant · purity · innocence · biblical · wedding · betrothal · sacrifice · prophecy · omen
plaintive
Sounding sad, sorrowful
- lamentMournful expression of grief
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
longing · pining · woeful · wistful · elegy · forlorn · mourning · yearning · heartache · pensive
sweetheart
Affectionate name for beloved
honey · pet · sweetie · dearest · lovey · precious · lamb · angel · companion · partner
- birdsrobin, crow, eagle, owl, duck
- offeringsburnt offering, altar offerings, sin offering, peace offering, oblations
- pigeonsrock pigeon, homing pigeon, carrier pigeon, wood pigeon, racing pigeon
turtledovehawk
Taloned predatory bird
vulture · eagle · war eagle · falcon · bird of prey
turtledovecuckoo
Brood parasite bird
black widow · predator · lone wolf · heartbreaker · philanderer