Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fledgeling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fledgeling \Fledge"ling\, n.
A young bird just fledged.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fledgeling
adj : of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a
fledgling robin" [syn: {fledgling(a)}, {fledgeling(a)}]
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
{starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]
2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
[syn: {fledgling}]
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