fledgling
IPA: fɫˈɛdʒɫɪŋ
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.
- (figuratively) An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.
adjective
- Untried or inexperienced.
- Emergent or rising.
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Examples of "fledgling" in Sentences
- Fledglings of the host are evicted.
- Clapp was treasurer and secretary of the fledgling company.
- The reaction to the fledgling band was overwhelmingly positive.
- The world became 'classifiable' and fledgling sciences were born.
- Such events attest to the rising significance of the fledgling sport.
- The fledgling college was targeted to open the following school year.
- He worked tirelessly to lay the foundations of the fledgling industry.
- The remainder of the season proved difficult for the fledgling franchise.
- This expressed the pressing needs and demands of the fledgling organization.
- The remainder of the season proved to be difficult for the fledgling franchise.
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