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fledgling

Pronunciation: /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/

The English word “fledgling” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Untried or inexperienced.
  2. Emergent or rising.

noun

  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. An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

Etymology

From fledge (“prepare for flying”) + -ling.

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