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fledgling

especially British, ڱ岵·Բ

[flej-ling]

noun

  1. a young bird just fledged.

  2. an inexperienced person.

    Synonyms: , , , ,


adjective

  1. young, new, or inexperienced.

    a fledgling diver.

fledgling

/ ˈڱɛɪŋ /

noun

  1. a young bird that has just fledged

    1. a young and inexperienced or untried person, organization or system

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

fledgling

  1. A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fledgling1

First recorded in 1820–30; fledge + -ling 1
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When Murry Wilson returned home, he was more pleased than angered and encouraged the fledgling musicians to continue.

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In between darting to furtive meetings about the fledgling movement, King managed to win the women's doubles at Queen's that week.

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Deng, who helps fledgling South Sudanese models produce portfolios, tells the BBC that some have complained about being paid for jobs in clothes, rather than money.

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As an angry orphan, Eve was taken in by Anjelica Huston’s Director, who runs a co-ed academy of fledgling mercenaries called the Ruska Roma.

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Pay-to-play is a custom where fledgling artists are given a set number of tickets they have for pre-sale in order to perform at a venue.

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