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Grünschnabel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fledgling noun A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly.
  • gosling noun A young goose.
  • greenhorn noun A person who is new to a job, activity, or situation and lacks experience.
  • sapling noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.

Senses

Grünschnabel is used for these senses in English:

  • gosling An inexperienced and immature, or foolish and naive, young person.
  • greenhorn (chiefly, US) An inexperienced person; a novice, beginner, or newcomer.
  • sapling A young tree, larger than a seedling.

fledgling — full definition

  1. noun A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly.
  2. noun A person or organization that is new and still inexperienced.
  3. adj New and still developing; not yet established.

gosling — full definition

  1. noun A young goose.
  2. noun An inexperienced, naive young person.

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