Synonyms:
freshman, first-year
Meaning: used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
freshman, fresher
Meaning: a first-year undergraduate
Synonyms:
newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant
Meaning: any new participant in some activity
Usage examples
She'll be a junior when I'm a freshman.
I was not in the 'Varsity team, nor near it; but I played in the Freshman's match, and provided myself with spectacles.