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Fledgling

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Noun

1. entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter

any new participant in some activity

2. fledgeling, fledgling

young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

Adjective

3. fledgeling, fledgling

(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers

Example Sentences:
'a fledgling robin'

4. callow, fledgling, unfledged

young and inexperienced

Example Sentences:
'a fledgling enterprise'
'a fledgling skier'
'an unfledged lawyer'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fledgling

see synonyms of fledgling
noun
1. 
a young bird that has just fledged
2. 
a. 
a young and inexperienced or untried person, organization or system
b. 
(as modifier)
a fledgling government

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Fledgling

see synonyms of fledgling
noun
1. 
a young bird just fledged
2. 
a young, inexperienced person

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Fledgling

see synonyms of fledgling
n.
1. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
2. A young or inexperienced person.
adj.
New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.

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