FLEDGLING
Dictionary entry overview: What does fledgling mean?
• FLEDGLING (noun)
The noun FLEDGLING has 2 senses:
1. any new participant in some activity
2. young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
Familiarity information: FLEDGLING used as a noun is rare.
• FLEDGLING (adjective)
The adjective FLEDGLING has 2 senses:
1. (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
2. young and inexperienced
Familiarity information: FLEDGLING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FLEDGLING (noun)
Meaning:
Any new participant in some activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
newcomer; newbie; fledgling; fledgeling; freshman; neophyte; entrant; starter
Hypernyms ("fledgling" is a kind of...):
beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fledgling"):
enlistee; recruit (any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces))
Meaning:
Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
fledgeling; fledgling
Hypernyms ("fledgling" is a kind of...):
young bird (a bird that is still young)
• FLEDGLING (adjective)
Meaning:
(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
Synonyms:
fledgeling; fledgling
Context example:
a fledgling robin
Similar:
fledged; mature ((of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination)
Meaning:
Young and inexperienced
Synonyms:
callow; fledgling; unfledged
Context examples:
a fledgling enterprise / a fledgling skier / an unfledged lawyer
Similar:
inexperienced; inexperient (lacking practical experience or training)
