The difference between Chick and Fledgling

When used as nouns, chick means a young bird, whereas fledgling means a young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).


Chick is also verb with the meaning: to sprout, as seed does in the ground.

Fledgling is also adjective with the meaning: untried or inexperienced.

check bellow for the other definitions of Chick and Fledgling

  1. Chick as a noun:

    A young bird.

  2. Chick as a noun:

    A young chicken.

  3. Chick as a noun (term of endearment):

    A young child.

  4. Chick as a noun (slang, often, pejorative):

    A young, especially attractive, woman or teenage girl.

    Examples:

    "Three cool chicks / Are walking down the street / Swinging their hips'' — song "Three Cool Cats" by w Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller"

  1. Chick as a verb (obsolete):

    To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.

    Examples:

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  1. Chick as a noun (India, Pakistan):

    A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.

  1. Fledgling as an adjective:

    Untried or inexperienced.

  2. Fledgling as an adjective:

    Emergent or rising.

  1. Fledgling as a noun:

    A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).

  2. Fledgling as a noun:

    An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.

  3. Fledgling as a noun (figuratively):

    An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.

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