fledgling vs postulant

fledgling

noun
  • 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. 

  • An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. 

adj
  • Emergent or rising. 

  • Untried or inexperienced. 

postulant

noun
  • A person who submits a petition for something; a petitioner. 

  • A person seeking admission to a religious order. 

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