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
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Chick as a noun:
A young bird.
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Chick as a noun:
A young chicken.
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Chick as a noun (term of endearment):
A young child.
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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"
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Chick as a verb (obsolete):
To sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.
Examples:
"rfquotek Chalmers"
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Chick as a noun (India, Pakistan):
A screen or blind made of finely slit bamboo and twine, hung in doorways or windows.
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Fledgling as an adjective:
Untried or inexperienced.
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Fledgling as an adjective:
Emergent or rising.
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Fledgling as a noun:
A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
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Fledgling as a noun:
An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
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Fledgling as a noun (figuratively):
An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.