FLEDGLING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

young and inexperienced

Example: a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier; an unfledged lawyer

Part of speech: Adjective

(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers

Example: a fledgling robin

fledge – A related word in the same word family.

ling – A related word in the same word family.

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