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fledgling

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fledg·ling also fledge·ling  (fljlng)
n.
1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers.
2. A young or inexperienced person.
adj.
New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.

fledgling or fledgeling
Noun
a young bird that has grown feathers
Adjective
new or inexperienced: Poland's fledgling market economy

fledgling  (fljlng)
A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fledgling - any new participant in some activity
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
enlistee, recruit - any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
2.fledgling - young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
young bird - a bird that is still young
Adj.1.fledgling - (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin"
fledged, mature - (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
2.fledglingfledgling - young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
inexperienced, inexperient - lacking practical experience or training

fledgling or fledgeling
noun chick, nestling, young bird
Translations
Italian fledgling, fledgeling [ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ] nuccellino

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It was a great deal to ask of a fledgling morality that was yet scarcely cognizant of its untried wings; but even as the man wavered between right and wrong there crept into his mind the one great and burning question of his life--had he a soul?
He would hear that from every one, and his heart would grow hard, and he would shiver in vain with the cold, like some poor little fledgling that has fallen out of the nest.
Pumblechook, apostrophizing the fowl in the dish, "when you was a young fledgling, what was in store for you.
 
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