fledgling
fledg·ling
noun, often attributive \ˈflej-liŋ\Definition of FLEDGLING
1
: a young bird just fledged
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
3
: one that is new <a fledgling company>
Examples of FLEDGLING
- a female bird feeding her fledglings
- <at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills>
First Known Use of FLEDGLING
1830
Related to FLEDGLING
Related Words: boot; amateur, dabbler, dilettante; learner, student, trainee; candidate, entrant, probationer
