novice
noun
- person or creature who is new to a field or activity
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvɪs/ / /ˈnɑvɪs/ / /ˈnɔvɪs/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
- Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English novice, novys, from Anglo-Norman novice, Middle French novice, itself borrowed from Latin novīcius, later novitius (“new, newly arrived”) (in Late Latin as a noun, masculine novicius, feminine novicia (“one who has newly entered a monastery or a convent”)), from novus (“new”).
- A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
“I'm only a novice at coding, and my programs frequently have bugs that more experienced programmers would avoid.”
- A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
“Nor had it been difficult to find a Coptic priest who, together with his youthful novice, chanted the seemingly interminable Egyptian service of the dead […]”