A fledgling enterprise.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

A fledgling robin.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

The site is in fledgling stages, so info and photos are lacking a bit, but I do think this site needs to branch out into sweetwater.    From Wordnik.com.  [Talking Trash] Reference

Lest anyone suspect that her head was turned by the exhilarating successes of the past year, however, she called her fledgling venture Abishag Productions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Katherine Heigl] Reference

Don't give them extra opportunity to call your fledgling over to the dark side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mississauga News] Reference

KONKRET, called the fledgling paper "Baby-FAZ," implying that it wasn't very different from the bourgeoisie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE] Reference

Recalling the fledgling days in founding his 826 Valencia literary program for children, author Eggers called Kass his mentor.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

Four years later Yvon Chouinard would call his fledgling clothing company, Patagonia, in honour of that and later trips to the region.    From Wordnik.com.  [TreeHugger] Reference

Here, he says that anyone who supports the United States in this occupation should be attacked, that is, the fledgling government here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2006] Reference

Former Cavs 'coach Silas recalls the fledgling King James.    From Wordnik.com.  [NBA.com: Fantasy News] Reference

As I hope you're hearing, you're more than a 'fledgling', poetess!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Live Water] Reference

It also reverses hard earned gains in the region such as fledgling democracies in Palestine and Lebanon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Middle East Crisis: U.S. fails to defend its Interests] Reference

Politicians preposterously argue that sales tax would harm the development of this "fledgling" industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Internet Illusions] Reference

(At least, I remember it being easy; maybe that's because I was some kind of fledgling commie even then.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Barack's European Vacation] Reference

Yet in recent months a few fashionable establishments have opened up along the gray cobblestone streets, turning the area into a kind of fledgling SoHo on the Hudson.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paris, New York] Reference

A "fledgling" is a baby bird, just older than a hatchling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference

He called his hotel development group a "fledgling" hotel developer.    From Wordnik.com.  [centralpennbusiness.com Daily] Reference

The Big Ten Network has evolved from "fledgling" to a "cash cow" to the driving force behind conference expansion.    From Wordnik.com.  [IndyStar.com Top Stories] Reference

None are the big marquee signings normally associated with the Ospreys but Davies, in particular, is being viewed as the perfect experienced professional to guide 'fledgling'.    From Wordnik.com.  [WalesOnline - Home] Reference

Such touches are inspiring a fledgling confidence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rebuilding From The Rubble] Reference

For three weeks the fledgling firm had a No. 1 best seller.    From Wordnik.com.  [Serious Books, Big Bucks] Reference

Record execs are excited about the fledgling market for mobile music.    From Wordnik.com.  [FINDING A NEW GROOVE] Reference

Would Israel's fledgling wine industry ultimately survive a peace deal?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grapes on the Golan] Reference

There's even a fledgling network devoted to pay-per-view specials of Broadway shows.    From Wordnik.com.  [From Broadway To Boob Tube] Reference

The cities 'fledgling Atlantic League might better be called the League of Last Chances.    From Wordnik.com.  [A League Of Their Own] Reference

He was building his own cable-TV fiefdom when he joined the fledgling CCA as its financial expert.    From Wordnik.com.  [On The Block] Reference

Meanwhile, they're also trying to build civil society with Afghanistan's fledgling security forces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeffrey J. Schloesser: Rebel Quell] Reference

With national unity under threat, the future of Indonesia's fledgling democracy seemed as shaky as ever.    From Wordnik.com.  [Those 'Feelings' For Power] Reference

Joining the fledgling democratic movement in 1989, she soon became a protege of then Chancellor Helmut Kohl.    From Wordnik.com.  [A RADICAL CHANGE AGENT] Reference

Still, the bloodbath at the palace was a boon to the Maoists and a severe threat to Nepal's fledgling democracy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nepal's Maoist Threat] Reference

After his death in 1983, the leadership passed to Martins, then a splendid dancer as well as a fledgling choreographer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now, The Dead Shoes] Reference

In the risky business of funding fledgling entrepreneurs, Perkins performed the alchemy of turning millions into billions.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Big Boatload of Ego] Reference

Back when More was a fledgling feminist, it was hip to declare, '"It's my body and I'll sleep with as many guys as I want to.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Virgin Cool] Reference

In the late 1790s the fledgling American republic faced a mortal threat from France, which had launched an undeclared war at sea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference

"There are no roads, no hospitals, no police," says Hirsi Ismael, a member of the country's fledgling General Transitional Assembly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Not Even Any Pens To Push] Reference

The Reform Institute was housed in the same building in Alexandria, Va., as Davis's lobbying firm and the fledgling McCain campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Giving In to the Dark Side] Reference

Six months ago he took financial control of a fledgling firm, EcoLean, in his native Sweden, that has developed a new packaging material.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Incredible Vanishing Plastic Eggshell] Reference