Difference between Fledgling and Callow

What is the difference between Fledgling and Callow?

Fledgling as an adjective is untried or inexperienced while Callow as an adjective is bald.

Fledgling

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings). An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: untried or inexperienced

Callow

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Bald.Unfledged (of a young bird).Immature, lacking in life experience. Particularly “callow youth” (young man).Lacking color (of some newly emerged adult insects).Shallow or weak-willed.

We hope you now know whether to use Fledgling or Callow in your sentence.

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