fledgling

[US]/'fledʒlɪŋ/
[UK]/'flɛdʒlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a young bird that has just learned to fly; a person who is inexperienced in a particular field.

Phrases & Collocations

a fledgling business

fledgling writer

Example Sentences

a fledgling enterprise; a fledgling skier.

nursed the fledgling business through an economic downturn.

provided seed capital for a fledgling business.

Now both mother and fledglings are doing fine.

The fledgling company is still trying to establish itself in the market.

She is a fledgling writer, eager to make a name for herself in the literary world.

The fledgling bird attempted its first flight from the nest.

The fledgling musician performed in front of a small audience for the first time.

The fledgling artist is exploring different styles and techniques to find their own unique voice.

The fledgling chef is still learning the basics of cooking in culinary school.

The fledgling actor landed a small role in a local theater production.

The fledgling entrepreneur is seeking investors to help fund their startup.

The fledgling photographer is honing their skills by practicing every day.

The fledgling designer is excited to showcase their first collection at a fashion show.

Real-world Examples

By naming things it gives shape to the fledgling science.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Although seaweed has been growing throughout history, the industry today is still fledgling but growing rapidly.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

For a fledgling nation the paintings are important as an historical record.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Where Britain has fallen down is in turning fledgling companies into listed world-beaters.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The fledgling dissident movement was systematically crushed—by imprisonment, exile, coercive psychiatry or ferocious pressure on family members.

Source: The Economist - Arts

It was the film that nearly destroyed Francis Ford Coppola's fledgling career.

Source: CNN Celebrity Interview

The satellites will join others in the company's fledgling constellation internet service.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

No one won that prize, but it kick-started a fledgling lunar aerospace industry.

Source: "Selections from Nature"

All the contact that the fledgling has here will be through latex puppets that represent its parents.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation June 2022

If a fledgling, testing out its wings, drops to the ground, it can get covered with the seeds.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

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