fledg·ling

fledg·ling
/ˈflɛʤlıŋ/ noun, pl -lings [count]
1 : a young bird that has just become able to fly

a female bird feeding her fledglings

a fledgling robin

2 : someone or something that is getting started in a new activity
— usually used before another noun

a fledgling company with only four employees

a fledgling novelist


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