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Meaning of fledgling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fledgling

Pronunciation:/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/

noun

Definitions

  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.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Untried or inexperienced.

  2. Emergent or rising.