Babe
Babe noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: although I worked with film for years, I'm just a babe as far as digital photography is concerned
Newcomer and babe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Newcomer" instead a noun "Babe".
Nearby Words: baby, Babette
Newcomer
Newcomer noun - A person who is just starting out in a field of activity.
Usage example: he's a newcomer to ice hockey
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Smalls, being a Naïve Newcomer to the game of baseball, doesn't realize who Babe Ruth is or the value in the ball when it too inevitably gets lost in the yard of a neighbor with a notorious (and huge) dog.
Source: Stolen Good, Returned Better
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