fledgling
noun
a young bird just fledged.
fledgeling
-
a variation of
fledgling.
Example Sentences
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Longtime Disney CEO Iger returned late last year to help stanch losses from the fledgeling streaming service Disney+.
From Reuters ● Jan. 13, 2023
Star Trek booked 90 minutes of Hall H time to try and convince nerds to shell out for the fledgeling CBS All Access streaming service.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2019
Or that that fledgeling start-up would someday grow to make a public stock offering bigger than that of Google.
From Inc ● May 17, 2012
Joe joined him in looking out, and saw a fledgeling sparrow on the grass, tumbling ridiculously about in its efforts to stand on its feeble baby legs.
From The Cruise of the Dazzler by Jack London
Rooks, though generally cleanly feeders, will at times eat almost anything, from a mussel to a fledgeling bird.
From The Amateur Poacher by Richard Jefferies
