fledgeling fledgling
1fledgling — fledgeling fledgeling, fledgling fledgling . a new member of a group. Syn: newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, entrant. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A young bird just fledged. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster] …
2fledgeling — fledgeling, fledgling fledgling . a new member of a group. Syn: newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, entrant. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A young bird just fledged. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster] …
3fledgling — 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… …
4fledgling — 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… …
5fledgling — (also fledgeling) ► NOUN 1) a young bird that has just fledged. 2) (before another noun ) new and inexperienced: fledgling democracies …
6fledgling — 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’ …
7fledgling — [flej′liŋ] n. 1. a young bird just fledged 2. a young, inexperienced person: Also Chiefly Brit. fledgeling …
8fledgeling — 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)… …
9fledgling — 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)… …
10fledgling — fledg|ling1 fledgeling [ˈfledʒlıŋ] n a young bird that is learning to fly fledgling 2 fledgling2 fledgeling adj [only before noun] a fledgling state or organization has only recently been formed and is still developing →↑infant ▪ a fledgling… …
