full-fledged
fully developed or complete
Root
- fledge: grow feathers, gain wings, or become fully able
Other words with the fledge root
- fledgling: new, inexperienced, or just beginning
Full-fledged means the wings are fully grown.
After one semester she was a full-fledged lab assistant trusted with the equipment.
A full-fledged bird has its flight feathers; a fledgling is just beginning. The phrase makes the fledge image easy to keep.