Meaning & Definition of Fledgling in English
English⟶
Fledgling
/flɛʤlɪŋ/
noun
1. Any new participant in some activity
synonym:
- newcomer,
- fledgling,
- fledgeling,
- starter,
- neophyte,
- freshman,
- newbie,
- entrant
2. Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
synonym:
- fledgling,
- fledgeling
adjective
1. (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
- "A fledgling robin"
synonym:
- fledgling(a),
- fledgeling(a)
2. Young and inexperienced
- "A fledgling enterprise"
- "A fledgling skier"
- "An unfledged lawyer"
synonym:
- fledgling,
- unfledged,
- callow