Fledgling - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfledʒlɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word fledgling
Brit.  |ˈfledʒlɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word fledgling

noun

- any new participant in some activity (syn: entrant, fledgeling, freshman, neophyte, newcomer, starter)
- young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying (syn: fledgeling)

adjective

- (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers (syn: fledgeling)
a fledgling robin
- young and inexperienced (syn: callow)
a fledgling enterprise
a fledgling skier

Extra examples

...at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills...

He opened his gape like a fledgling to its parent.

...came up with a dilly of an idea to get the fledgling company off the ground...

Word forms

noun
singular: fledgling
plural: fledglings
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