fledgling
/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.
- Untried or inexperienced.
- Emergent or rising.
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