freshman
     adj : 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" [syn: {first-year}]
     n 1: a first-year undergraduate [syn: {fresher}]
     2: any new participant in some activity [syn: {newcomer}, {fledgling},
         {fledgeling}, {starter}, {neophyte}, {newbie}, {entrant}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0