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fledgling, fledgeling [ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young bird that has just fledged 2. a young and inexperienced person
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fledgling noun 1. chick, nestling, young bird The fathers of these fledglings are all dead. 2. new, beginning, developing, emerging, amateur, embryonic, probationary advice he gave to fledgling writers Translations fledgling fledgeling [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] A. N (= young bird) → pajarito m (fig) → novato/a m/f B. CPD [democracy, writer] → en ciernes; [company, industry] → joven fledgling n (Orn: = young bird) → Jungvogel m adj democracy, organization, business → jung; person → frischgebacken (inf); fledgling artist → Nachwuchskünstler(in) m(f); fledgling teacher/writer → Junglehrer(in) m(f) → /-autor(in) m(f); their feminist movement is fledgling at best → ihre Feministenbewegung steckt noch in den Kinderschuhen; they began their fledgling career on a shoestring → sie haben ganz klein mit sehr wenig Geld angefangen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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