unfledged
/ʌnˈflɛdʒd/
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- (of a young bird) not yet having developed feathers large enough to fly.
- An unfledged sparrow hopped along the branch, unable to take flight.
- The wildlife rescuer cared for the unfledged owl until it could fly.
- The nest contained three unfledged chicks waiting for their mother.
- Inexperienced or immature; not fully developed.
- The unfledged journalist made several errors in his first article.
- As an unfledged musician, she still had much to learn about performing.
- The company hired unfledged interns who needed a lot of training.
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