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Old 01-20-2013, 11:46 AM   #267
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fledg·ling
/ˈflejliNG/
Noun
A young bird that has just fledged.
A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped: "the fledgling democracies of eastern Europe".
Except I didn't use it as such, good sir.


fledg·ling noun, often attributive \ˈflej-liŋ\

Definition of FLEDGLING

1: a young bird just fledged
2: an immature or inexperienced person
3: one that is new fledgling company>

Examples of FLEDGLING

a female bird feeding her fledglings
<at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills>

Glad this has turned into an English lesson.
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