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fledgling.

Untried or inexperienced.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/

  1. Untried or inexperienced.

    not-comparable

  2. Emergent or rising.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English fledge Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English fledgling From fledge (“prepare for flying”) + -ling.

noun/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/

  1. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).

  2. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.

  3. An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English fledge Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ling Old English -ling Middle English -ling English -ling English fledgling From fledge (“prepare for flying”) + -ling.

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