Fledgeling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any new participant in some activity

young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɛdʒlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈɛdʒlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈɛdʒlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /flˈɛdʒlɪŋ/.

Examples

a fledgling robin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fledgling starter freshman neophyte newcomer entrant newbie

Parts of Speech

noun	any new participant in some activity
noun	young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
adjective	(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers “a fledgling robin”

Word Forms

fledgling	adjective	young and inexperienced
start	verb	bring into being
fledgeling	adjective	(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers
fledgling	noun	young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
fledgeling	noun	young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flügge

jeder neue Teilnehmer an einer Aktivität

🇫🇷French

oisillon

tout nouveau participant à une activité

🇪🇸Spanish

pichón

cualquier nuevo participante en alguna actividad

🇮🇹Italian

involo

qualsiasi nuovo partecipante a qualche attività

🇳🇱Dutch

jongeling

elke nieuwe deelnemer aan een bepaalde activiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

novato

qualquer novo participante em alguma atividade

🇷🇺Russian

птенец

любой новый участник какой-либо деятельности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुभवहीन

किसी गतिविधि में कोई नया भागीदार

🇮🇳Tamil

துளிர்விடுதல்

ஏதேனும் ஒரு செயலில் புதிய பங்கேற்பாளர்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెమ్మలు వేయడం

ఏదైనా కొత్త కార్యకలాపంలో పాల్గొనేవారు

🇮🇳Marathi

नवीन

काही क्रियाकलापांमध्ये कोणताही नवीन सहभागी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીન

કોઈ પ્રવૃત્તિમાં કોઈપણ નવા સહભાગી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿಗುರುವುದು

ಕೆಲವು ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಹೊಸ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്ലെഡ്ജിംഗ്

ചില പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും പുതിയ പങ്കാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਭਰਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਨਵਾਂ ਭਾਗੀਦਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

نوخیز

کسی سرگرمی میں کوئی نیا شریک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雏鸟

某些活动的任何新参与者

🇯🇵Japanese

駆け出しの

何らかのアクティビティへの新規参加者

🇰🇷Korean

신생

어떤 활동의 새로운 참가자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim con

bất kỳ người mới tham gia vào một số hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

มีประสบการณ์

ผู้เข้าร่วมใหม่ในกิจกรรมบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak burung yg baru bisa terbang

setiap peserta baru dalam suatu aktivitas

🇵🇭Filipino

baguhan

sinumang bagong kalahok sa ilang aktibidad

🇲🇾Malay

anak muda

mana-mana peserta baharu dalam sesuatu aktiviti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفرخ

أي مشارك جديد في بعض الأنشطة

🇮🇷Persian

نوپا شدن

هر شرکت کننده جدید در برخی فعالیت ها

🇹🇷Turkish

acemi

bazı etkinliklere katılan herhangi bir yeni katılımcı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צעירים

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