I am reading a book ("The Tender Bar") in which the main character loves big words...when he mentioned "Nidifugous"..I thought "Really? that is a word?" LOL
But when I saw the definition, it made sense:a bird who leaves the nest early
I knew "nido" is "nest" in Spanish..and the second half related to "fugit" "flee" and in "tempus fugit" or "fugitive"
Nidifugous
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Love yr erudite posts, BarbaraK! Keep it up! Totally newword to me. In both languages!
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It has a pair, with the opposite meaning: nidicolous. Applicable perhaps to young adults who still live with their parents?
Interestingly, there is another pair of words with the same meanings: altricial and precocial.
Interestingly, there is another pair of words with the same meanings: altricial and precocial.
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They do share a root.
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Speaking of the book, "The Tender Bar", did you hear the one about the termite that walked into a bar? He asked. "Is the bar tender here? Groan. I know, all puns are bad except for the one you are telling.
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thanks,Perry..I have not been back until now to see your replies!!
love the joke,Philip
love the joke,Philip
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I just saw a movie about a nidicolous child, and the movie title can state the definition in modern idiom "Failure to Launch". It was amusing with a little to much modern adolescent humor.
So, could one call runaway children then "nidifugous children"?
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So, could one call runaway children then "nidifugous children"?
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Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
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yes, it seems a good use of the word...runaway children..are nidifugous! LOL
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I'm thinking nidifugous children would be more along the lines of those who move out after college. This would be in keeping with a phrase we already have: the empty nest.
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that would be a good use of it also
except ..when is "leaving the nest early" these days! ?
except ..when is "leaving the nest early" these days! ?
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LOL..that would be about right..we were just discussing how young people stay at home longer than we would have wanted to..it is a different time!
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