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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who is new (to something); a newcomer; a novice; a newbie.

   ""[…] Seest thou not by the stripling's face that he be a newling (newcomer) in the town.""

Synonyms

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fresh meatbeginnerblow-income-herecomelingfob

Antonyms

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maven

Example

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""[…] Seest thou not by the stripling's face that he be a newling (newcomer) in the town.""

Etymology

From new + -ling. Cognate with Dutch nieuweling (“a novice, beginner”), German Neuling (“a novice”).

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