newbie

Meaning

Noun

• A newcomer, someone new to something.
• A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
• Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

Related

Similar words

• novice
• newcomer
• newling
• rookie

Opposite words

• knowbie

Origin

• Origin uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a , or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.