"fledgling" in the noun sense
1. newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
any new participant in some activity
2. fledgling, fledgeling
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
"fledgling" in the adjective sense
1. fledgling, fledgeling
of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
"a fledgling robin"
2. fledgling, unfledged, callow
young and inexperienced
"a fledgling enterprise"
"a fledgling skier"
"an unfledged lawyer"
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