fledgling vs newcomer

fledgling

noun
  • An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. 

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

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

adj
  • Emergent or rising. 

  • Untried or inexperienced. 

newcomer

noun
  • A new participant in some activity; a neophyte. 

  • One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival. 

How often have the words fledgling and newcomer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )