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freshman

/ˈfɹɛʃmən/noun

A person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body.

Example sentence

  • “At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.”
education

Related words

sophomoreA second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.postgraduateOf studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.alumnusA student of any gender.undergraduateA student at a university who has not yet received a degree.schoolyardThe grounds around a school.deanA dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.