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# fledgling

«fledgling» in Mova's school dictionary: **A young bird that has just grown its feathers and is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a fledgling, fledglings); adjective (fledgling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A young bird that has just grown its feathers and is learning to fly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#m1)

2) A person or thing that is new and not yet experienced: «a fledgling club». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and nature, a fledgling is a stage in a bird's life after the nestling. In everyday life, children often find fledglings on the ground in spring; usually the parents are nearby feeding them, so leave the bird alone unless it is in danger. Phrases: «a fledgling bird», «a fledgling business».

### examples

- A fledgling hopped about on the lawn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x1)
- The fledgling flapped its wings and tried to fly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x2)
- If you find a fledgling, leave it; its parents are close by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x3)
- Keep the cat inside while fledglings are learning to fly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x4)
- The fledgling club had only five members. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x5)
- Fledglings have feathers, but nestlings are still fluffy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x6)
- Sing to your fledglings again, Mother, oh lift up your head! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/#x7)

### note

Countable: fledglings. Also spelled «fledgeling» (UK). Myth: touching a baby bird does not make the parents abandon it, but it is still best to leave fledglings alone.

### In the corpora

- [A fledgling is a young bird with feathers that has left the nest and hops on the ground while its parents still feed it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/12/)
- [Young animals that seem to be alone, such as fledglings or bear cubs, usually have a parent close by.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/30-thinking-like-an-animal/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fledgling» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.