Definitions of fledgling [ˈflɛdʒ lɪŋ]

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Definition of 'fledgling'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) fledgling
a young bird that has recently fledged.

2. fledgling
an inexperienced person.

3. (adj.) fledgling
young or inexperienced.

Etymology: (1820–30)

Definition of 'fledgling'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
any new participant in some activity

2. (adj) fledgling, fledgeling
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

3. (adj) fledgling(a), fledgeling(a)
(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
"a fledgling robin"

4. (adj) fledgling, unfledged, callow
young and inexperienced
"a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"

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