simple past tense and past participle of flee

present participle of fledge

plural of fledgling

Alternative spelling of fledgling

(archaic) Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

(transitive) To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. / (intransitive) To grow, cover or be covered with feathers. / (transitive) To decorate with feathers.

Untried or inexperienced. / Emergent or rising.

A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings). / An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.

(of a bird) Having all its feathers; able to fly. / (idiomatic) Having full qualification, credentials or preparation; entire; real.

(UK) alternative form of full-fledged (US English)