fledgling
has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ adjective ] young and inexperienced
Synonyms Examples "a fledgling enterprise" "a fledgling skier" "an unfledged lawyer" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)This is when his troubles begin , not_to_mention a fledgling artist who he hires , and who turns_out to have ideas of his own , with particular respect_to the hero 's sweetheart secretary . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers
Synonyms Examples "a fledgling robin" Used in print (Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)Dead fledgling birds , their squashed looking nakedness and the odor of decay that clung_to the hand when they had been buried in our graveyard in_front_of the purple flags . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
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