unfledged

• Bezeichnet wörtlich einen jungen Vogel, der noch keine Flugfedern hat; übertragen einen unerfahrenen, unreifen oder noch nicht voll entwickelten Menschen oder Zustand.

An old-fashioned term meaning inexperienced, immature, or not fully developed; literally refers to a young bird that has not yet grown feathers for flight.

1. Not yet having feathersC2formal

   Describing a young bird that has not yet grown the feathers needed for flight.

   Noch nicht befiedert

   • The nest contained three unfledged chicks.
   • An unfledged sparrow fell from the tree.
   • The mother bird fed the unfledged hatchlings.

   Synonymecallowfeatherlessunfeathered

   Antonymefeatheredfledged

2. Inexperienced or immatureC2formal

   Lacking experience, maturity, or development; untrained or raw.

   Unreif

   • He was an unfledged recruit in the army.
   • The company hired several unfledged interns.
   • Her unfledged attempts at diplomacy were clumsy.

   Synonymecallowgreenimmatureinexperiencednaiverawuninitiatedunseasoneduntrainedyouthful

   Antonymeadeptexperiencedexpertmaturepracticedseasonedskilledsophisticatedveteranworldly