often attributive
1
: a young bird just fledged (see fledge sense 1)
a female bird feeding her fledglings
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
fledgling medical students
3
: one that is new
a fledgling company
Examples of fledgling in a Sentence
a female bird feeding her fledglings
at hockey he's still a fledgling and needs to work on his basic skating skills
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Welcome back to The Prompt, Data analytics giant Palantir is suing the founders of a fledgling startup called Guardian AI for allegedly stealing its trade secrets in order to start an AI company that helps hospitals fight insurance claim denials, Forbes reported.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
In his Reports on Manufactures, Hamilton envisioned tariffs to protect fledgling industries and subsidies to spur innovation.
— Made By History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
Greater collaboration, either direct or indirect, with this fledgling government could bolster regional security, help conclude the ongoing fighting in eastern Syria, and allow the United States to devote fewer resources to the country.
—Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2025
The film was a significant gamble for the fledgling studio.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Fledgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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fledgling
noun
fledg·ling
ˈflej-liŋ 
1
: a young bird just fledged
2
: an immature or inexperienced person
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