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Etymology

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орёл (orjól) +‎ -ёнок (-jónok)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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орлёнок (orljónokm anim (genitive орлёнка, nominative plural орля́та, genitive plural орля́т)

  1. eaglet (an eagle chick)
  2. a member of a Soviet pioneer camp Орлёнок (or it's modern equivalent) or a boy who is acting like one
  3. (historical) a teenager who was fighting on the Red side during the Civil War in Russia, Belarussia and Ukraine (1917-24)
    • 1936, “Орлёнок [Eaglet]”, Yakov Shvedov (lyrics), Viktor Bely (music)‎[1]:
      Меня называли ‘орлёнком’ в отряде,
      Враги называли ‘орлом’.
      Menja nazyvali ‘orljónkom’ v otrjade,
      Vragi nazyvali ‘orlom’.
      In the squad [mates] called me ‘eaglet’;
      Foes called me ‘eagle’.
  4. (historical) a teenager who took part in the defence of Lemberg fighting on the Polish side during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918-19)

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