1. Birds or animals kept in cages, especially young birds raised in captivity.
Usage: plural form; often used in literary or poetic contexts; can refer to any caged creature, but most commonly birds

Examples

• The cagelings sang softly from their perches in the aviary.
• She felt pity for the cagelings confined to such small spaces.
• The pet shop displayed colorful cagelings in the front window.
• Unlike wild birds, these cagelings had never known freedom.
• The cagelings grew accustomed to human handling from an early age.