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单词 fledgling
释义

fledgling

[ flej-ling ]
/ ˈflɛdʒ lɪŋ /
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noun

a young bird just fledged.
an inexperienced person.

adjective

young, new, or inexperienced: a fledgling diver.
Also especially British, fledge·ling .

Origin of fledgling

First recorded in 1820–30; fledge + -ling1

SYNONYMS FOR fledgling

2 novice, tyro, beginner, freshman, greenhorn.
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Words nearby fledgling

flection, fled, Fledermaus, Die, fledge, fledged, fledgling, fledgy, flee, fleece, fleeced, fleece-vine
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British Dictionary definitions for fledgling

fledgling

fledgeling

/ (ˈflɛdʒlɪŋ) /

noun

a young bird that has just fledged
  1. a young and inexperienced or untried person, organization or system
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for fledgling

fledgling
[ flĕjlĭng ]

A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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