used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)
“a freshman senator”
Word Forms
fledgling
adjective
young and inexperienced
start
verb
bring into being
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Neuling
ein Student im ersten Studienjahr
🇫🇷French
étudiant de première année
un étudiant de première année
🇪🇸Spanish
estudiante de primer año
una licenciatura de primer año
🇮🇹Italian
matricola
uno studente universitario del primo anno
🇳🇱Dutch
eerstejaars
een eerstejaars bachelor
🇵🇹Portuguese
calouro
uma graduação do primeiro ano
🇷🇺Russian
первокурсник
студент первого курса
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नए
स्नातक प्रथम वर्ष
🇧🇩Bengali
নবীন
প্রথম বছরের স্নাতক
🇮🇳Tamil
புதியவர்
முதலாம் ஆண்டு இளங்கலை பட்டதாரி
🇮🇳Telugu
కొత్తవాడు
మొదటి సంవత్సరం అండర్ గ్రాడ్యుయేట్
🇮🇳Marathi
नवीन
प्रथम वर्ष पदवीधर
🇮🇳Gujarati
નવા માણસ
પ્રથમ વર્ષનો અંડરગ્રેજ્યુએટ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊಸಬರು
ಮೊದಲ ವರ್ಷದ ಪದವಿಪೂರ್ವ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പുതുമുഖം
ഒരു ഒന്നാം വർഷ ബിരുദ വിദ്യാർത്ഥി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਾਜ਼ਾ ਆਦਮੀ
ਇੱਕ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ਅੰਡਰਗਰੈਜੂਏਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
تازہ ترین
پہلے سال کا انڈرگریجویٹ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
新生
一年级本科生
🇯🇵Japanese
新入生
学部1年生
🇰🇷Korean
신입생
학부 1학년
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sinh viên năm nhất
sinh viên đại học năm thứ nhất
🇹🇭Thai
น้องใหม่
นักศึกษาระดับปริญญาตรีปีแรก
🇮🇩Indonesian
mahasiswa baru
seorang sarjana tahun pertama
🇲🇾Malay
pelajar baru
seorang mahasiswa tahun pertama
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
طالبة
سنة أولى جامعية
🇮🇷Persian
دانشجوی سال اول
یک سال اول کارشناسی
🇹🇷Turkish
birinci sınıf öğrencisi
birinci sınıf lisans öğrencisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תלמיד ראשון
בוגר שנה א'
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'freshman'?
The primary meaning of 'freshman' is 'a first-year undergraduate'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'freshman' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'freshman' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'freshman' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'freshman' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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