fledgeling

An archaic spelling of 'fledgling', meaning a young bird or a person/thing that is new and inexperienced.

• 🇩🇪Veraltete Schreibweise von 'fledgling', die einen jungen Vogel oder eine Person/Sache bezeichnet, die neu und unerfahren ist.

1. Young bird with flight feathers B2 formal

   Describes a young bird that has just grown the feathers needed for flying.

   • The fledgeling sparrow took its first short flight from the nest.
   • We watched a fledgeling robin hopping on the lawn.
   • The fledgeling eagle was learning to hunt under its mother's watch.

   🇩🇪Flügge gewordener Jungvogel

   Synonyme: fledged

2. New and inexperienced B2 formal

   Used metaphorically to describe a person, organization, or thing that is new, inexperienced, or just beginning to develop.

   • The fledgeling company struggled to find its first customers.
   • He was a fledgeling journalist, eager to learn the trade.
   • The fledgeling democracy faced many challenges in its first year.

   🇩🇪Neu und unerfahren

   Synonyme: beginningbuddingdevelopingemergingincipientinexperiencednascentnewnovicerising

   Antonyme: experiencedexpertseasonedveteran

• more fledgeling comparative form
• most fledgeling superlative form

A noun referring to a young bird that has just developed feathers and become capable of flying, or more generally, a novice or inexperienced participant in a new activity.

• 🇩🇪Ein junger Vogel, der gerade flügge geworden ist und fliegen kann; im übertragenen Sinne ein unerfahrener Neuling oder Anfänger in einem neuen Bereich.

1. Young bird B2 formal

   A young bird that has recently grown its feathers and is learning to fly.

   • The fledgling took its first clumsy flight from the nest.
   • We watched a fledgling being fed by its parents.
   • A fledgling sparrow sat on the branch, unsure of its wings.

   🇩🇪Jungvogel

   Synonyme: chickhatchlingnestling

2. Newcomer or beginner B2 formal

   A person who is new to a particular activity, profession, or organization.

   • The company hired several fledglings fresh out of university.
   • As a fledgling in the art world, she was eager to learn.
   • The team welcomed the fledgling journalist with open arms.

   🇩🇪Neuling oder Anfänger

   Synonyme: beginnerinitiateneophytenewcomernovicerookietenderfoot

   Antonyme: expertmasterprofessionalveteran

• fledgelings plural form
• fledglings plural form
• fledgelings' possessive plural form
• fledglings' possessive plural form
• fledgeling's possessive singular form
• fledgling's possessive singular form