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fledgling

('fl/E//dZ/l/I//N/ )

noun (n)

any new participant in some activity(noun.person)

Synonym:
entrant, fledgeling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter

source: wordnet30
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying(noun.animal)

Synonym:
fledgeling

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers(adj.all)

Example:
A fledgling robin.

source: wordnet30
young and inexperienced(adj.all)

Example:
A fledgling enterprise.
A fledgling skier.

Synonym:
callow, unfledged

source: wordnet30

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