Fledgling - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfledʒlɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈfledʒlɪŋ|
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)
- 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
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
singular: fledgling
plural: fledglings
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