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fledgling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fledgeling |
| Type of | young bird |
Examples of fledgling
fledgling
It meant, for a fledgling journal like ours, that we were being taken seriously.
From the online.wsj.com
This complex is a boon to America but a drain on fledgling industries elsewhere.
From the economist.com
The country's fledgling mortgage market is showing significant signs of revival.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The parents let out an alarm call as I approached and the young fledgling froze.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
This is only the third day of full operation for the fledgling Sprinter service.
From the signonsandiego.com
Bertarelli picked the fledgling CNEV as formal challenger after winning in 2007.
From the washingtonpost.com
The football lifer and fledgling world leader have struck up quite a connection.
From the usatoday.com
Among Stewart's options is an opportunity to purchase fledgling Haas-CNC Racing.
From the kentucky.com
And her prices, starting at about $20, attract lots of fledgling art collectors.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Fledgling(a): (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin"
- Newcomer: any new participant in some activity
- Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
- Young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
- Fledge is the stage in a young bird's life when the feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. It also describes the act of a chick's parents raising it to a fully grown state. ...
- Fledgling is a science fiction novel by Octavia Butler and published in 2005.
- (Fledglings) a baby bird that just got its feathers to fly
- Young bird that has feathered but is still being fed by its parents.
- A baby hummingbird that has just left the nest (fledged). Nestlings are usually fully-grown when they fledge and are able to forage on their own.
