fledged
/flɛdʒd/
adjective
- (of a young bird) having developed wing feathers and able to fly.
- The fledged sparrow left the nest for the first time.
- The nest was empty because all the chicks were fully fledged.
- We watched as the fledged robins practiced flying in the garden.
- Fully developed, mature, or established; often used in the phrase 'fully fledged'.
- The small startup grew into a fully fledged corporation.
- After years of training, she became a fully fledged doctor.
- He is now a fully fledged member of the team.
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