fledgling
noun
a young bird just fledged.
fledglings
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pluralof fledgling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their fledglings are about one third lighter, even though the warmest days they experience reach similar temperatures of about 16-17ºC.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
The early seeds of Owens Viani’s work on the issue began around 2011, when a neighbor ran over to tell her that Cooper’s hawk fledglings had drowned in his kiddie pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
Like a loving mother, Tan watches in delight as fledglings learn how to get get food from her patio cage feeders, She worries whether they’ll be affected by smoke from fires in California’s north.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Birdhouse owners say that they wait until the fledglings have left the nest before they harvest and that neither the parents nor their babies are harmed.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
Never hurt the young: nest eggs, roe, fledglings, fry.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
