1. Grow feathers
   "The young sparrows are fledging already";
   - feather
    
2. Feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
   "The parent birds fledged their chicks over several weeks"
    
3. Decorate with feathers
   "fledge an arrow";
   - flight

Derived forms: fledges, fledged, fledging

Type of: acquire, adorn, beautify, bring up, decorate, develop, embellish, fancify, get, grace, grow, nurture, ornament, parent, produce, raise, rear

Encyclopedia: Fledge