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 →

2) A person or thing that is new and not yet experienced: «a fledgling club». tree →

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 →
• The fledgling flapped its wings and tried to fly. tree →
• If you find a fledgling, leave it; its parents are close by. tree →
• Keep the cat inside while fledglings are learning to fly. tree →
• The fledgling club had only five members. tree →
• Fledglings have feathers, but nestlings are still fluffy. tree →
• Sing to your fledglings again, Mother, oh lift up your head! tree →

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.
• Young animals that seem to be alone, such as fledglings or bear cubs, usually have a parent close by.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fledgling» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.