- a young bird just fledged
- a young, inexperienced person
recent and, hence, characterized by immaturity, inexperience, etc.: a fledgling company
Also Chiefly Brit.fledge′ling
noun
Fledgling is defined as a young bird, organization, person or other entity that is just beginning or just forming.
A company that has just opened its doors and gone into business is an example of a fledgling.
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fledgling
also fledge·ling
noun
- A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
- A young or inexperienced person.
adjective
New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.
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A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
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fledgling - Medical Definition
also fledgeling (flĕj′lĭng)
n.
A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
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Sentence Examples
- In fact, shortly after opening the cyber doors to Sowhatif, the fledgling company was inundated with requests for information on where to locate plus size formal dresses appropriate for prom and other special occasions.
- If children do indeed learn by example, their fledgling characters will grow by leaps and bounds when they witness mutual respect between the important people in their lives.
- An overreaction, says Joe, an aspiring musician, who claims he and K-Fed were only taking a moment to comparing notes on their fledgling music careers (oh, to be a fly on the wall…).
- Despite the fact that SEO centered on nearby locations represents fledgling technology, the benefits of these packages are already proven in a wide variety of business models.
- As you decide to follow through on a Christian small business opportunity, one question you need to as yourself is what the term Christian means to your fledgling company.
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Words near fledgling in the dictionary
- fledgling
- fledglings
- flee
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