Tennis star Monica Seles knifed in the back by Steffi Graf fan at 1993 tournament in Germany. Reigning tennis queen Monica Seles was knifed in the back yesterday at a tournament in Germany by a man who told police he did it to help German Steffi Graf regain her top ranking.
A fledgling is a fuzzy baby bird just learning to fly, or someone (like a baby bird) who's brand new at doing something. Awww. If you're not talking about a baby bird, fledgling is often used as an adjective describing a new participant in something, like a fledgling senator still learning the ropes of how to legislate, or a fledgling drama program trying to build audiences for its plays.
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby. Law. a person who is not of full age, especially one who has not reached the age of 18 years; a minor. a beginner, as in experience or learning; novice: The new candidate is a political infant. anything in the first stage of existence or progress. of or relating to infants or infancy: infant years.