fledgling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

noun

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

/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ en-us-fledgling.ogg

fledgling fledgeling fledglings

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

unfledged virginal nascent emerging

hatchling nestling

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