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
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The new findings could change the way scientists understand how Earth and its fledgling life responded to bombardment from space rocks not long after the planet formed.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Hanson described how Warren transported the Lakota belongings to the East Coast and, the next year, in 1856, quietly donated them, more than 60 items, to the Smithsonian, then a fledgling cultural institution in the nation’s capital.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Gray Media television stations in Rockford and South Bend both flipped the switch to join the fledgling regional sports network ahead of its two-hour premiere show at 5 p.m. on Oct. 1.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile on Wednesday, our very own Stewart Clarke is hosting a Mediapro panel as the Spanish major unveils more about its fledgling LA studio with Laura Fernández Espeso and guests including Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella and Emmy-winning producer Evan Katz.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Hanson described how Warren transported the Lakota belongings to the East Coast and, the next year, in 1856, quietly donated them, more than 60 items, to the Smithsonian, then a fledgling cultural institution in the nation’s capital.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Gray Media television stations in Rockford and South Bend both flipped the switch to join the fledgling regional sports network ahead of its two-hour premiere show at 5 p.m. on Oct. 1.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile on Wednesday, our very own Stewart Clarke is hosting a Mediapro panel as the Spanish major unveils more about its fledgling LA studio with Laura Fernández Espeso and guests including Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella and Emmy-winning producer Evan Katz.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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