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fledgeling
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fledgeling has 2 senses
- fledgeling(n = noun.person) entrant, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter - any new participant in some activity; Array is a kind of beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro
- fledgeling(n = noun.animal) fledgling - young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying; Array is a kind of young bird
has particulars: enlistee, recruit
Derived form adjective fledgeling1
Adjective fledgeling has 1 sense
- fledgeling(s = adj.all) fledgling - (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" Derived form noun fledgeling2
CIDE DICTIONARY
fledgeling, n.
- a new member of a group. [WordNet 1.5]
- A young bird just fledged. [1913 Webster]
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