Grünschnabel — meaning in English

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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