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.
Meaning: Any new participant in some activity. Classified under: Nouns denoting people. Synonyms: newcomer; newbie; fledgling; fledgeling; freshman; neophyte; entrant; starter. Hypernyms (fledgling is a kind of...): beginner; initiate; novice; tiro; tyro (someone new to a field or activity) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of fledgling):