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fledgeling

fledgeling is the alternative spelling of fledgling.

Meaning of fledgling

Noun

fledgling (plural fledglings)

  1. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
  2. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
  3. (figuratively) An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

See all 5 meanings of fledgling

Forms of fledgeling

pluralfledgelings

Questions about fledgeling

What is fledgeling the alternative spelling of?
Fledgeling is the alternative spelling of fledgling.

Words near fledgeling in the dictionary

  1. fleddest
  2. fledge
  3. fledged
  4. fledgedness
  5. fledgeless
  6. fledgeling
  7. fledgelings
  8. fledges
  9. fledging
  10. fledgling
  11. fledglinghood

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fledgeling (page history and authors); fledgling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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