There was a fledgling bird there.
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Fledgling
//ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ//
Synonyms for "fledgling" (237 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
diving birddogiedoveducklingeagleeagletentrantever-newevergreenfawnfellowfirsthandfish-eating birdfledgelingflightless birdfoalfowlfreshfreshmanfruit-eating bird
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fryerfulmargame birdgarcongoslinggreengreenhorngreenyhalf bakedhalf cockedhalf-bakedhalf-cockedhalf-grownhobbledehoyhopefulignoramusill-digestedimmatureimpubicinducteeinfantinitiateinsect-eating birdintactjuniorjuvenaljuvenilekidkitkittenladladdielamblambkinlearnerlittermaidenmaidenlymanchildmastermigrantmigratory birdminormodern
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (118)
modern generationmodern manmodernistmodernizermuchachonascentneologismneologistneologyneonateneophyteneotericneoterismneoteristnestnestlingnewnew boynew generationnew man
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nouveau richenovicenovitiatenovus homooriginaloscine birdowlparvenupasserine birdpeacockpeafowlpeahenperching birdpigeonpigletpiglingpolliwogpostulantpristineprobationerprobationistpubescentpulletpuppuppyratiterawraw recruitrecruitrising generationrookiesaplingschoolboysea birdseed-eating birdsempervirentshoatshore birdslipsongbirdsonnysonny boysprigsquabstorm petrelstormy petrelstriplingswantadpoleteenagerteenerteenyboppertenderfoottraineetyrounbeatenunderripeundevelopedundigestedunfledgedunmellowedunripeunseasoneduntoucheduntrieduntroddenunusedupstartvernalvirginwading birdwarblerwater birdwaterfowlweanerwhelpwildfowlyeanlingyoungyoung hopefulyoung manyoung personyoung turkyoungeryoungestyounglingyoungsteryouth
Adjective(1 words)
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6 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived from
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
120 translations across 26 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- axhami noun (inexperienced person)
- fillestar noun (inexperienced person)
Czech
3 entries- nezkušený adj (inexperienced)
- ptáče noun (young bird)
- ptáčátko noun (young bird)
Dutch
4 entries- onervaren adj (inexperienced)
- opkomend adj (emergent or rising)
- rijzend adj (emergent or rising)
- aankomeling noun (inexperienced person)
Esperanto
4 entries- freŝbakita adj (emergent or rising)
- nesperta adj (inexperienced)
- sensperta adj (inexperienced)
- novico noun (inexperienced person)
Estonian
1 entries- linnupoeg noun (young bird)
Finnish
4 entries- Jung adj (emergent or rising)
- Nachwuchs adj (emergent or rising)
- aloitteleva adj (inexperienced)
- aloitteleva aufkommend (fi) adj (emergent or rising)
French
4 entries- inexpérimenté adj (inexperienced)
- bleu noun (inexperienced person)
- novice noun (inexperienced person)
- oiselet noun (young bird)
German
4 entries- unerfahren adj (inexperienced)
- unerprobt adj (inexperienced)
- ungeprüft adj (inexperienced)
- Grünschnabel noun (inexperienced person)
Greek
4 entries- άπειρος adj (inexperienced)
- αρχάριος adj (inexperienced)
- πρωτόπειρος adj (inexperienced)
- αρχάριος noun (inexperienced person)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֶפְרוֹחַ noun (young bird)
Irish
1 entries- gearrcach noun (young bird)
Italian
4 entries- alle prime armi adj (inexperienced)
- inesperto adj (inexperienced)
- novellino noun (inexperienced person)
- pivello noun (inexperienced person)
Kazakh
1 entries- түлек noun (young bird)
Khmer
3 entries- ដោយគ្មានបទពិសោធន៏ adj (inexperienced)
- កូនបក្សី noun (young bird)
- មនុស្សគ្មានសមត្ថភាព noun (inexperienced person)
Māori
3 entries- hauturuki noun (young bird)
- pīrere noun (young bird)
- turuki noun (young bird)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- bêtecrûbe adj (inexperienced)
- naşî adj (inexperienced)
Polish
4 entries- świeżo upieczony adj (emergent or rising)
- nowicjusz noun (inexperienced person)
- podlot noun (young bird)
- żółtodziub noun (inexperienced person)
Portuguese
4 entries- inexperiente adj (inexperienced)
- novato adj (inexperienced)
- filhote/filho/pássaro/etc. recém-emplumado noun (young bird)
- iniciante noun (inexperienced person)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਬੋਟ noun (young bird)
Romanian
4 entries- ageamiu noun (inexperienced person)
- novice noun (inexperienced person)
- păsărea noun (young bird)
- păsărică noun (young bird)
Russian
4 entries- желторотый adj (inexperienced)
- зелёный adj (inexperienced)
- неискушённый adj (inexperienced)
- нео́пытный adj (inexperienced)
Slovak
1 entries- vtáča noun (young bird)
Spanish
4 entries- bisoño adj (inexperienced)
- inexperto adj (inexperienced)
- novel adj (inexperienced)
- novicio adj (inexperienced)
Swedish
4 entries- flygfärdig adj (inexperienced)
- oerfaren adj (inexperienced)
- fågelunge noun (young bird)
- nybörjare noun (inexperienced person)
Tagalog
2 entries- inakay noun (young bird)
- sisiw noun (young bird)
Volapük
3 entries- bödül noun (young bird)
- hibödül noun (young bird)
- jibödül noun (young bird)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
It's a fledgling technology but it shows great promise.
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Algeria has a fledgling tourist industry.
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I've found a fledgling sparrow. What should I do?
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