fledgling
A young bird which has just developed its flight feathersA young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
» There was a fledgling bird there.
Das war ein flügger Vogel dort.
Там был птенец.
Meaning
3 sensesA young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
Küken, Kücken n flügges Küken, flügges Kücken
опери́вшийся птене́цoperívšijsja ptenéc, птене́цptenéc
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
(figuratively)An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.
Grünschnabel, Neuling, Laie
новичо́кnovičók, нео́пытный юне́цneópytnyj junéc, несмышлёнышnesmyšljónyš
Examples
4 sentencesThere was a fledgling bird there.
ruТам был птенец. — odexed
deDas war ein flügger Vogel dort. — Esperantostern
Algeria has a fledgling tourist industry.
It's a fledgling technology but it shows great promise.
I've found a fledgling sparrow. What should I do?
deIch habe einen Spatzen gefunden, der noch nicht fliegen kann. Was soll ich tun? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Forms
plural: fledglingsSynonyms
7 synonyms- young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying:fledgeling
- any new participant in some activity:newcomerfledgelingstarterneophytefreshmannewbieentrant