English

Alternative forms

• fledgeling

Adjective

fledgling ‎(not comparable)

1. Untried or inexperienced.

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Noun

fledgling ‎(plural fledglings)

1. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
2. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
3. (figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.

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References

• fledgeling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913