fledgling
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any new participant in some activity
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Sense 2 noun
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying
Types & categories
- young bird hypernym
Related & opposite
- fledglinga derivation
Sense 3 adjective
young and inexperienced
a fledgling enterprise
Related & opposite
- fledgling derivation
- inexperienced similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | start |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | callow |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | initiate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enlistee |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fledglinga |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | young bird |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fledgling |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inexperienced |