newbie
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newbie
- /ˈnjuːbi/
- /ˈnuːbi/
Rhymes with -uːbi
Where it comes from
Uncertain — perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie); possibly a blend of newborn + baby; or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.
noun newbies · noobie
- A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something. He was a newbie to chemistry.
- 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. If you find that you would prefer using the new printer most of the time, while using the original only when needed, you can make the newbie the default printer for your system.
Similar: neophyte, newcomer, newling, noob, novice, rookie · Opposite: knowbie
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beginner, new, pledge, probie, beginning, blue, newb, noobie, newjack, baby, newbro, stranger, noob, freshling, rookie, greenhorn
Translations
Every language
noun new (inexperienced) user or participant
| Español | novato, usuario nuevo, principiante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초보자 choboja, 뉴비 nyubi |
| 日本語 | 初心者 shoshinsha, 今道心 imadōshin, 若僧 wakazō, ニュービー nyūbī |
| 中文 | 新手 xīnshǒu, 菜鳥 /菜鸟 càiniǎo, 小白 xiǎobái |
| हिन्दी | नौसिखिया nausikhiyā |
| Português | novato, iniciante, neófito, principiante |
| Français | néophyte, béotien, débutant, profane |
| Deutsch | Neuling, Anfänger |
| Italiano | nabbo, niubbo, principiante |
| Русский | новичо́к novičók, но́венький nóvenʹkij |
| العربية | مُبْتَدِئ mubtadiʔ |
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title = {newbie},
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