often attributive
1
: a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1)
a female bird feeding her fledglings
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
fledgling medical students
3
: one that is new
a fledgling company
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a female bird feeding her fledglings
at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
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Andrew Kimball, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025
Fearless, the fledgling actress asserted her chemistry with the Academy Award winner anyway — and asked for a hug upon entering.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2025
Two nonprofits are teaming up to help fledgling filmmakers finish their films.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Six weeks into their relationship, Swift bought $4.9 million house near the Kennedy residence in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, a move that allegedly unsettled Kennedy, due to their fledgling relationship, according to the book The Kennedy Heirs by J. Randy Taraborrelli.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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fledgling
noun
fledg·ling
ˈflej-liŋ 
1
: a young bird just fledged
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
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