Noun: novice nó-vis
- Someone new to a field or activity
"the novice made a brief appearance in the first period";
- beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate, rookie [informal]
- Someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows
"As a novice, he had to learn the daily routines of monastery life";
- novitiate
Derived forms: novices
Type of: religious person, unskilled person
Encyclopedia: Novice, Texas