Novice

Noun

 * 1) 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 wouldn't make.
 * 1)  A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.
 * The sisterhood required that prospective novices take an introductory course before applying to join the order.

Synonyms

 * amateur, greenhorn, learner, neophyte, newbie
 * See also Thesaurus:beginner

Related terms

 * novel
 * novelization
 * novelize
 * novella
 * novelty
 * novitiate

Adjectives for Novice
anxious; musing; humble; beautiful; bashful.

Verbs for Novice
advise—; befriend—; discipline—; discourage—; enlighten—; impress—; improve—; instruct—; order—; prime—; train—; — botches; —bungles; —conquers; —drills; — familiarizes; —fumbles; —imitates; —labors; —masters; —practises; —profits; — qualifies.

Thesaurus
abbess, abecedarian, alphabetarian, amateur, apprentice, articled clerk, baby, beginner, boot, canoness, catechumen, clergywoman, colt, conventual, cub, deb, debutant, entrant, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, greeny, ignoramus, inductee, infant, initiate, lady superior, learner, mother superior, neophyte, nestling, new boy, newcomer, novitiate, nun, postulant, prentice, prioress, probationer, probationist, proselyte, punk, raw recruit, recruit, religieuse, rookie, secular canoness, sister, student, superioress, tenderfoot, the reverend mother, trainee, tyro, undergraduate

Etymology
From <  <  novicius:, later novitius:, in Middle Latin as a noun, novicius:, masculine, novicia: < novus:.

Translations

 * Armenian: սկսնակ
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: beginneling, beginnelinge, beginner
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: ახალბედა, დამწყები
 * German:


 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: inceptor, tiro
 * Polish: nowicjusz, debiutant
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: începător, debutant
 * Spanish: ,


 * Czech:
 * Georgian: ახალბედა
 * German:


 * Lao: (cua) (novice monk)
 * Spanish:


 * : mutumin da ya ke bako kan wasu aiyuka