Freshman

Origin

From fresh + man.

Full definition of freshman

Noun

1. (obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
2. (US) A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body.At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.

Synonyms

• British fresher
• US frosh