fledgling
(also
fledgeling
)
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noun
a
young
bird
that has just
fledged
.
飛ぶことを習い始めた, 羽の生えたばかりの〈ひな鳥〉
usually as modifier
a person or organization that is
immature
,
inexperienced
, or
underdeveloped
:
できたばかりの〈組織・システムなど〉; 駆け出し[経験不足]の〈人〉, 青二才
e.g.
the fledgling democracies of eastern Europe.
ORIGIN
mid
19th century
: from the obsolete adjective
fledge
(see
fledge
), on the pattern of
nestling
.