unfledged

adjective

un·​fledged ˌən-ˈflejd 

1

: not feathered : not ready for flight

2

: not fully developed : immature

an unfledged writer

Synonyms

• adolescent
• callow
• green
• immature
• inexperienced
• juvenile
• puerile
• raw
• unformed
• unripe
• unripened

Examples of unfledged in a Sentence

the kind of mistake in judgment that an unfledged youth could be expected to make

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

unfledged

adjective

un·​fledged ˌən-ˈflejd 

ˈən-

1

: not feathered or ready for flight

2

: not fully developed

: immature

an unfledged writer