fledgling
new, inexperienced
TRANSLATION
fledgling (adj.) = neu, unerfahren fledgling (zool.) = flügger Vogel --- GOOGLE INDEX fledgling: approximately 13,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
This time, Mr Ban is due to hold face-to-face talks with Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday as well as making an address to the country's FLEDGLING parliament, the first by a foreigner.
(BBC News)
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How technology is taking hold of our children's lives
As toddlers become FLEDGLING hi-tech junkies, it’s time to limit their access to gadgets.
(London Telegraph)
(BBC News)
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How technology is taking hold of our children's lives
As toddlers become FLEDGLING hi-tech junkies, it’s time to limit their access to gadgets.
(London Telegraph)
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fledgling
adjective
- new and untried or inexperienced
noun
- a young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers
- a young or inexperienced person
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Etymology: From the Old English "flycge" and the Germanic "fluggja". Root meaning: "to fly". It was originally an adjective meaning "having the feathers, fit to fly." As a verb, it is first attested in English in the 1560s.
Fledge is the stage in a young bird's life when the feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. It also describes the act of a chick's parents raising it to a fully-grown state. A young bird that has recently fledged but is still dependent upon parental care and feeding is called a fledgling.
In ornithology, the meaning of fledging varies, depending on species. Birds are sometimes considered fledged once they leave the nest, even if they still cannot fly. Some definitions of fledge take it to mean the independence of the chick from the adults. Adults will often continue to feed the chick after it has left the nest and is able to fly.
One notable species, the Ancient Murrelet, fledges two days after hatching, running from its burrow to the ocean and its calling parents. Once it reaches the ocean, its parents care for it for several weeks. Other species, such as guillemots and some cormorants, leave the nesting site while they are still unable, or barely able, to fly.
The fledging behaviour of the guillemot is spectacular; the adult will lead the chick through the colony if possible, for large drops like cliffs, it will fly down and call to its young. The chick will then launch itself off the cliff, attempting to fly as far as possible, crash landing on the ground below before continuing its run towards the ocean
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
beginner, apprentice, greenhorn, neophyte, nestling, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, trainee
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Fledgling technology companies can be a good investment if you are willing to accept some risk."
adjective
- new and untried or inexperienced
noun
- a young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers
- a young or inexperienced person
(American Heritage Dictionary)
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Etymology: From the Old English "flycge" and the Germanic "fluggja". Root meaning: "to fly". It was originally an adjective meaning "having the feathers, fit to fly." As a verb, it is first attested in English in the 1560s.
Fledge is the stage in a young bird's life when the feathers and wing muscles are sufficiently developed for flight. It also describes the act of a chick's parents raising it to a fully-grown state. A young bird that has recently fledged but is still dependent upon parental care and feeding is called a fledgling.
In ornithology, the meaning of fledging varies, depending on species. Birds are sometimes considered fledged once they leave the nest, even if they still cannot fly. Some definitions of fledge take it to mean the independence of the chick from the adults. Adults will often continue to feed the chick after it has left the nest and is able to fly.
One notable species, the Ancient Murrelet, fledges two days after hatching, running from its burrow to the ocean and its calling parents. Once it reaches the ocean, its parents care for it for several weeks. Other species, such as guillemots and some cormorants, leave the nesting site while they are still unable, or barely able, to fly.
The fledging behaviour of the guillemot is spectacular; the adult will lead the chick through the colony if possible, for large drops like cliffs, it will fly down and call to its young. The chick will then launch itself off the cliff, attempting to fly as far as possible, crash landing on the ground below before continuing its run towards the ocean
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
beginner, apprentice, greenhorn, neophyte, nestling, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, trainee
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Fledgling technology companies can be a good investment if you are willing to accept some risk."
