fledgling

== English == === Alternative forms === fledgeling === Etymology === From fledge (“prepare for flying”) +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ === Adjective === fledgling (not comparable) Untried or inexperienced. Synonyms: unfledged, virginal Emergent or rising. Synonyms: nascent, emerging ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fledgling (plural fledglings) 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. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hatchling nestling === References === “fledgeling”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.