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A young bird that has just fledged
“She remembered a tiny fledgling she had watched, poised for flight from the edge of its nest, encouraged by a chattering parent.”
A novice in a given field
“Bob's conference papers and publications influenced me deeply as a fledgling in the field.”
A male child or youth
A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly
A young horse or related animal, especially just after birth or less than a year old
A person or thing that is in its infancy in terms of development
“Investors buy shares in fledgling technology companies in anticipation of elevated profits somewhere down the long road of research and development.”
A person who is immature, especially in a professional capacity
“How awkward these fledgling recruits must have felt standing alongside combat-weary and battle-hardened veterans.”
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