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
Synonyms
Examples of fledgling in a Sentence
a female bird feeding her fledglings
at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
Recent Examples on the Web
Running into dead ends and having to backtrack is natural for a fledgling field like astrobiology.
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Elise Cutts, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024
But Patel's conviction, both as a fledgling director and an intensely likable actor, has a blurring effect on the movie's flaws.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The elephant in the room, for viewers if not the characters, is that at 47, Andrew Scott is too old for the fledgling sociopath that Tom Ripley is supposed to be in the first of Highsmith’s novels in the series.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
The fledgling carrier flew its first flight within Asia in 2020.
—Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
The two leaders also discussed efforts to advance their fledgling cooperation on counternarcotics, which resumed in November after a years-long hiatus, the senior administration official said.
—Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Aid drops and fledgling attempts at maritime corridors are nowhere near covering the shortfall.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chambers wanted the compound to become self-sustaining but their fledgling efforts at farming didn’t produce enough food for the group, and there were frequent tensions around buying additional provisions.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
The Nvidia leaders mingled with the heads of fledgling and infant companies who hoped to ensure their products and services would be on the tech titan’s radar.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
Elise Cutts, WIRED, 7 Apr. 2024
But Patel's conviction, both as a fledgling director and an intensely likable actor, has a blurring effect on the movie's flaws.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The elephant in the room, for viewers if not the characters, is that at 47, Andrew Scott is too old for the fledgling sociopath that Tom Ripley is supposed to be in the first of Highsmith’s novels in the series.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
The fledgling carrier flew its first flight within Asia in 2020.
—Rachel Dube, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
The two leaders also discussed efforts to advance their fledgling cooperation on counternarcotics, which resumed in November after a years-long hiatus, the senior administration official said.
—Cate Cadell, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
Aid drops and fledgling attempts at maritime corridors are nowhere near covering the shortfall.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Chambers wanted the compound to become self-sustaining but their fledgling efforts at farming didn’t produce enough food for the group, and there were frequent tensions around buying additional provisions.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
The Nvidia leaders mingled with the heads of fledgling and infant companies who hoped to ensure their products and services would be on the tech titan’s radar.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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