Vocabulary

Fledgling

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
Someone or something that is getting started in a new activity
Urdu meaning
نوخیز
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. I I [LE industries across Pakistan complain of adverse market conditions, the country`s fledgling cannabis i ndustry is getting a break.
    Dawn Editorials — Pipe dreams? — 2025-12-30
  2. Its hostesses wore uniforms designed by Pierre Cardin and PIA became the first non-communist airline to fly to the People`s Republic of China.PIA taught fledgling airlines like Emirates to fly.
    Dawn Editorials — PIA`s loom — 2025-12-11
  3. But, then, how does this disastrous and constitutionally untenable `hybrid model` keep returning and upstaging a fledgling democracy?
    Dawn Editorials — The eternal itch — 2025-08-23
  4. But the deeper damage may hit the country`s fledgling AI and tech development ecosystem.
    Dawn Editorials — Tariffs, turmoil & tech — 2025-04-19
  5. Handing over millions of acres of land to a fledgling private company with no proven track record has triggered political unrest.
    Dawn Editorials — Unheard voices — 2025-02-03
Synonyms
Newbie, Colt, Cub

Antonyms
Old hand, pro, professional
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