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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Monroe’s declaration, coming from a republic that had fought a war of independence from its own colonial power not yet 50 years prior, also expressed solidarity with the fledgling democracies of South America, which had also won independence from European control.
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Then, in 1967, he was recruited by Jeff Beck, formerly of the Yardbirds, to join the fledgling Jeff Beck Group as lead vocalist.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
And most evolutionary technology improvements can be imitated and improved in existing industries by stronger competitors – by doing slight tweaks to the patent or by buying the fledgling company to give VCs an exit.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
As an 18-year-old, his father and advisors signed him up with Big League Advance (now Big League Advantage), a fledgling company at the time that advances money to young players in exchange for a modest cut of all future earnings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
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Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Then, in 1967, he was recruited by Jeff Beck, formerly of the Yardbirds, to join the fledgling Jeff Beck Group as lead vocalist.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 May 2025
And most evolutionary technology improvements can be imitated and improved in existing industries by stronger competitors – by doing slight tweaks to the patent or by buying the fledgling company to give VCs an exit.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
As an 18-year-old, his father and advisors signed him up with Big League Advance (now Big League Advantage), a fledgling company at the time that advances money to young players in exchange for a modest cut of all future earnings.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fledgling
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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