Meaning

Untried or inexperienced..

Definitions by Sense

1. Untried or inexperienced.
2. Emergent or rising.
3. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
4. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
5. (figuratively) An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

Example Sentences

His trenchant criticisms of the Church's repression […] include a discussion of the considerable 1938 success of the fledgling NODL in getting magazines removed from various points of sale.

Harry Boland was born in Dublin in 1884 and educated with his younger brother Gerry in Clontarf. His father James, who greatly influenced him was politically active in the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the fledgling GAA. Harry Boland fought at the GPO in April 1916 and was interned in Dartmoor and Lewes jail.

Less than 24 hours later, Aker’s fledgling green energy and technology unit, Aker Horizons, revealed it had landed a bigger catch, with its planned purchase of Roscommon native Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power for up to €1 billion.

Word Forms

• fledgeling
• fledglings

Synonyms for fledgling

Related Words

When Should You Use Fledgling?

Use fledgling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

Practice This Word

Frequently Asked Questions