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fledgling

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fledg⋅ling

  [flej-ling]
–noun
1. a young bird just fledged.
2. an inexperienced person.
–adjective
3. young, new, or inexperienced: a fledgling diver.
Use fledgling in a Sentence
Also, especially British, fledgeling.

Origin:
1820–30; fledge + -ling 1

Synonyms:
2. novice, tyro, beginner, freshman, greenhorn.
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fledg·ling also fledge·ling   (flěj'lĭng)   
n.  

  1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers.

  2. A young or inexperienced person.

adj.  New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Science Dictionary
fledgling   (flěj'lĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
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