often attributive
1
: a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1)
a female bird feeding her fledglings
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
fledgling medical students
3
: one that is new
a fledgling company
Examples of fledgling in a Sentence
a female bird feeding her fledglings
at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
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Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 May 2025
Besides the dealerships, Agresti has a fledgling bourbon company in Kentucky (Saban and Cannon are partners) and created a medical supplies business, Dream Medical Group, that sold nine figures worth of PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The city was a hotbed for the fledgling genre at the time.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025
George Washington | $1 bill As the leader of a fledgling nation at a tumultuous time, the nation’s first President had no shortage of challenges.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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fledgling
noun
fledg·ling
ˈflej-liŋ 
1
: a young bird just fledged
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
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