freshman

n.

1. A student in the first-year class of a high school, college, or university.
2. A beginner; a novice. See Usage Note at man.

noun

One who is just starting to learn or do something: abecedarian, beginner, fledgling, greenhorn, initiate, neophyte, novice, novitiate, tenderfoot, tyro. Slang rookie. See start/end.

IN BRIEF: A student in the first year of high school or college.

There is so much to learn during your freshman year in high school.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a first-year undergraduate
  Synonym: fresher

Meaning #2: any new participant in some activity
  Synonyms: newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, entrant

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The adjective freshman has one meaning:

Meaning #1: used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)
  Synonym: first-year

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - rus, nybegynder, debutant

Nederlands (Dutch)
eerstejaarsstudent

Français (French)
n. - (Univ) étudiant de première année, (US, fig) nouveau venu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erstsemester

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρωτοετής φοιτητής

Italiano (Italian)
matricola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - calouro (m), estudante (m) novato

Русский (Russian)
первокурсник, новичок

Español (Spanish)
n. - estudiante de primer año

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - recentior (univ.), förstaårselev (amer.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
新生, 大学一年级学生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 新生, 大學一年級學生

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 신입생

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一年生, 新人, 新米, 初心者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبتدىء , طالب في السنه الجامعيه الأولى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סטודנט בשנה הראשונה באוניברסיטה, תלמיד השנה הראשונה בביה"ס התיכון (צ. אמריקה)‬

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