From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
fledgeling \fledgeling\, fledgling \fledgling\n.
a new member of a group.
Syn: newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,
entrant.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. A young bird just fledged. [WordNet sense 2]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
fledgling \fledgling\ adj.
1. having just acquired its flight feathers; -- of a young
bird; as, a fledgling robin. [prenominal]
Syn: fledgeling(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. young and inexperienced; as, a fledgling enterprise; a
fledgling skier.
Syn: unfledged.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fledgling
adj 1: (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; "a
fledgling robin" [syn: {fledgling(a)}, {fledgeling(a)}]
2: young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a
fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" [syn: {fledgling},
{unfledged}, {callow}]
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer},
{fledgling}, {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte},
{freshman}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
[syn: {fledgling}, {fledgeling}]
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