0 a young bird that has grown feathers and is learning to fly --
1 new and without experience: --
The current economic climate is particularly difficult for fledgling businesses.
2 new and not experienced: --
Still in his teens, he pursued his fledgling career in journalism.
3 a fledgling company or industry is a fairly new one with little experience in a business activity: --
One of those fledgeling industries in the area is tourism.
Many fledgling companies need financial assistance.
4 used for talking about someone who is just starting a particular type of job: --
The male parent assists in feeding fledglings and will also feed the female during nesting.
Grazing by rabbits maintains a short sward, which is desirable for the fledglings.
In 1988 a cyclone destroyed a third of all nests and fledglings.
Over his long lifespan, he's made many fledglings from women he was attracted to.
The average number of fledglings produced by one-year-old northern spotted owls in 11 study areas across their range was 0.074 fledglings/territorial female.
Nestlings remain in the nest for 1011 days, and fledglings continue to be fed for 34 weeks following their departure from the nest.
However, their hopes were soon dashed as one by one the fledglings returned to the nest, disillusioned with life in the outside world.
The birds taken are usually adults or fledglings, though chicks in the nest and carrion are sometimes eaten.
