- fledgling
- fledglingis the recommended spelling for the young bird, not fledgeling, despite the derivation via the verb fledge (as in fully fledged) from an obsolete adjective fledge meaning ‘ready to fly’.
Modern English usage. 2014.
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fledgling — fledg‧ling [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] also fledgeling adjective [only before a noun] a fledgling company is fairly new: • In 1953, Akio Morita s fledgling company , Sony, was able to buy a licence from Western Electric to develop transistor technology. • The… … Financial and business terms
fledgling — adj. 1. having just acquired its flight feathers; of a young bird; as, a fledgling robin. [prenominal] Syn: fledgeling(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. young and inexperienced; as, a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier. Syn: unfledged. [WordNet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fledgling — or Fledglings may refer to:* Curtiss Fledgling, a trainer aircraft * Fergie s Fledglings, a group of Manchester United players recruited under the management of Alex Ferguson * Fledgling (birds), a young bird that has recently left its nest but… … Wikipedia
fledgling — (also fledgeling) ► NOUN 1) a young bird that has just fledged. 2) (before another noun ) new and inexperienced: fledgling democracies … English terms dictionary
fledgling — index juvenile, neophyte, novice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fledgling — 1830 (adj.), 1846 as a noun meaning young bird, from FLEDGE (Cf. fledge) + dim. suffix LING (Cf. ling). Of persons, from 1856 … Etymology dictionary
fledgling — [n] beginner in activity apprentice, chick, colt, greenhorn*, learner, neophyte, nestling, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot*, trainee, tyro*; concepts 352,366,424 Ant. expert, professional … New thesaurus
fledgling — [flej′liŋ] n. 1. a young bird just fledged 2. a young, inexperienced person: Also Chiefly Brit. fledgeling … English World dictionary
fledgling — I fledgling UK [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] / US or fledgeling UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fledgling : singular fledgling plural fledglings a young bird that has just learnt to fly II fledgling UK / US or fledgeling UK [ˈfledʒlɪŋ] / US adjective a)… … English dictionary
fledgling — [[t]fle̱ʤlɪŋ[/t]] fledglings 1) N COUNT A fledgling is a young bird that has its feathers and is learning to fly. 2) ADJ: ADJ n You use fledgling to describe a person, organization, or system that is new or without experience. ...the sound… … English dictionary
