Dictionary

1. (

• newcomer ,
• fledgling ,
• fledgeling ,
• starter ,
• neophyte ,
• freshman ,
• newbie ,
• entrant ,

) any new participant in some activity ;

2. (

• fledgling ,
• fledgeling

) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying ;

1. (

• fledgling ,
• fledgeling

) (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" ;

2. (

• fledgling ,
• unfledged ,
• callow

) young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" ;