(fledgling)
1fledgling — fledg‧ling [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] also fledgeling adjective [only before a noun] a fledgling company is fairly new: • In 1953, Akio Morita s fledgling company , Sony, was able to buy a licence from Western Electric to develop transistor technology. • The… …
2fledgling — adj. 1. having just acquired its flight feathers; of a young bird; as, a fledgling robin. [prenominal] Syn: fledgeling(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. young and inexperienced; as, a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier. Syn: unfledged. [WordNet… …
3Fledgling — or Fledglings may refer to:* Curtiss Fledgling, a trainer aircraft * Fergie s Fledglings, a group of Manchester United players recruited under the management of Alex Ferguson * Fledgling (birds), a young bird that has recently left its nest but… …
4fledgling — (also fledgeling) ► NOUN 1) a young bird that has just fledged. 2) (before another noun ) new and inexperienced: fledgling democracies …
5fledgling — index juvenile, neophyte, novice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6fledgling — 1830 (adj.), 1846 as a noun meaning young bird, from FLEDGE (Cf. fledge) + dim. suffix LING (Cf. ling). Of persons, from 1856 …
7fledgling — is the recommended spelling for the young bird, not fledgeling, despite the derivation via the verb fledge (as in fully fledged) from an obsolete adjective fledge meaning ‘ready to fly’ …
8fledgling — [n] beginner in activity apprentice, chick, colt, greenhorn*, learner, neophyte, nestling, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot*, trainee, tyro*; concepts 352,366,424 Ant. expert, professional …
9fledgling — [flej′liŋ] n. 1. a young bird just fledged 2. a young, inexperienced person: Also Chiefly Brit. fledgeling …
10fledgling — I fledgling UK [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] / US or fledgeling UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fledgling : singular fledgling plural fledglings a young bird that has just learnt to fly II fledgling UK / US or fledgeling UK [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] / US adjective a)… …
