fledgling
a young bird just fledged.
an inexperienced person.
young, new, or inexperienced: a fledgling diver.
Origin of fledgling
1- Also especially British, fledge·ling .
Other words for fledgling
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How to use fledgling in a sentence
Luke is, doubtless, the stray rook, and a fledgeling hath flown hither from a distant country.
Rookwood | William Harrison AinsworthOne of the ducks taken in this way was a mother with a fledgeling.
North-Pole Voyages | Zachariah Atwell MudgeShe was no innocent fledgeling, nor was her knowledge purchased with sacrifice.
The Vision of Elijah Berl | Frank Lewis NasonThe knowing bird is not caught in the snare, and I, Dilasah, am not a fledgeling.
Barclay of the Guides | Herbert StrangA foal is an immature horse, a chicken an immature fowl, a calf an immature ox, a fledgeling an immature bird.
The Esperanto Teacher | Helen Fryer
British Dictionary definitions for fledgling
fledgeling
/ (ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ) /
a young bird that has just fledged
a young and inexperienced or untried person, organization or system
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Scientific definitions for fledgling
[ flĕj′lĭng ]
A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
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