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.
There are different ways to refer to young birds. One way is by their age. A hatchling is a baby bird that has only recently hatched, and has little or no body covering.A nestling refers to a baby bird that is several days old and is covered with down. Fledgling is the term given to a young bird that is still in the nest, but which has grown most of its flight feathers.It is on the verge of leaving the nest.Often the next stage is juvenile, which is in between the stage of having left the nest, but is not yet a mature adult. hatchling is a baby bird that has only recently hatched, and has little or no body covering. A nestling refers to a baby bird that is several days old and is covered with down. Fledgling is the term given to a young bird that is still in the nest, but which has grown most of its flight feathers.