Fledgling
A young or inexperienced person; someone who is new to a field or activity and lacks experience.
nounFledgling
A young or inexperienced person; someone who is new to a field or activity and lacks experience.
nounImagine This
A mother bird wants her fledglings to learn how to fly. The only way to make them learn is to push the young birds out of the nest.
Sounds Like
FLED-ling
Looks Like
resembles the word 'fledge' plus the diminutive suffix '-ling' (a small or young form)
Remember This
Originally refers to a young bird that has just fledged; figuratively, it describes a person or entity that is new and still growing.
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neophyte, novice, rookie, greenhorn, apprentice
Note
Use fledgling to describe someone or something that is at an early stage and has potential for growth. The term often conveys both novelty and the prospect of development, not just inexperience.
Study Deeper
- The fledgling startup struggled at first but eventually gained traction.
- She is a fledgling pianist who practices every day.
From the verb fledge (to grow feathers) plus the diminutive suffix -ling; originally described a young bird that has just acquired feathers
FLEDGE + LING: the small one who has just fledged
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