unfledged

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈflɛdʒd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un flejd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•fledged  (un flejd′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Birdsnot fledged;
    without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young bird.
  2. immature;
    callow.
  • un-1 + fledged 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unfledged / ʌnˈflɛdʒd/
  1. (of a young bird) not having developed adult feathers
  2. immature and undeveloped
'unfledged' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
callow - fledge - gull - squab

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