fledgeling vs novice

fledgeling and novice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fledgeling	Yes	Yes	No	No
novice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, novice is a hypernym of fledgeling; that is, novice is a word with a broader meaning than fledgeling:

Other hypernyms of fledgeling include beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro.

fledgeling (noun)	novice (noun)
young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying	someone new to a field or activity
any new participant in some activity	someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

fledgeling (adjective)	novice (adjective)
(of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers