Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fledgling"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fledgling
adj 1: of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a
fledgling robin" [syn: {fledgling(a)}, {fledgeling(a)}]
2: young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a
fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" [syn: {unfledged}]
n 1: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgeling},
{starter}, {neophyte}, {freshman}, {entrant}]
2: young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
[syn: {fledgeling}]
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