Adjective fledgling has 2 senses
- fledgling, fledgeling - of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin"
Antonyms: unfledged, immature (indirect, via fledged)
- fledgling, unfledged - young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
Antonym: experienced (indirect, via inexperienced)
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Noun fledgling has 2 senses
- newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant - any new participant in some activity
--1 is a kind of novice, beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate
--1 has particulars: recruit, enlistee
- fledgling, fledgeling - young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
--2 is a kind of young bird
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