fledgling

Fledgling is defined as a young bird, organization, person or other entity that is just beginning or just forming.

(noun)

A company that has just opened its doors and gone into business is an example of a fledgling.

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See fledgling in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a young bird just fledged
  2. a young, inexperienced person
Also Chiefly Brit.fledgeling

See fledgling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also fledge·ling

noun
  1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers.
  2. A young or inexperienced person.
adjective
New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.

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