novice
🇺🇸
/ˈnɑːvɪs/
🇬🇧
/ˈnɒvɪs/
noun
R
A person who is new to a skill and doesn't have much experience.
As a novice, she needed a lot of guidance.
R
A person who has recently joined a religious order and is learning to become a monk or a nun.
The novice was eager to learn the rules of the monastery.
R
A young horse that has not yet won a significant race.
The novice horse showed great potential in the race.
translation
A person who is new to a skill and doesn't have much experience.; A person who has recently joined a religious order and is learning to become a monk or a nun.; A young horse that has not yet won a significant race.
Word Forms
Plural
novices