"newbie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnjuːbi/, /ˈnuːbi/ Audio: En-au-newbie.ogg [Australia] Forms: newbies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{m|en|newie}} newie, {{m|en||b}} b, {{m|en|freebie}} freebie, {{blend|en|newborn|baby|nocap=1}} blend of newborn + baby, {{m|en|new}} new, {{m|en|boy}} boy, {{m|en|new}} new, {{m|en|beginner}} beginner Head templates: {{en-noun}} newbie (plural newbies)
  1. (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-newbie-en-noun-Lp2rwQU0 Disambiguation of People: 51 49 0
  2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet, People Translations (new (inexperienced) user or participant): مُبْتَدِئ (mubtadiʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), ابن امبارح (ebn embāreḥ) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), محدث (móḥdas) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), нава́к (navák) [masculine] (Belarusian), навачо́к (navačók) [masculine] (Belarusian), навічо́к (navičók) [masculine] (Belarusian), нова́к (novák) [masculine] (Bulgarian), аджами́я (adžamíja) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 新手 (xīnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 菜鳥 (Chinese Mandarin), 菜鸟 (càiniǎo) [slang] (Chinese Mandarin), 小白 (xiǎobái) (Chinese Mandarin), nováček [masculine] (Czech), nybegynder [common-gender] (Danish), nieuweling [masculine] (Dutch), beginneling [masculine] (Dutch), debutant [masculine] (Dutch), nieuwkomer [masculine] (Dutch), aloittelija (Finnish), keltanokka (Finnish), vasta-alkaja (Finnish), mopo (Finnish), nyyppä (Finnish), néophyte [feminine, masculine] (French), béotien [masculine] (French), débutant [masculine] (French), profane [feminine, masculine] (French), anovao [masculine] (Galician), anová [feminine] (Galician), გამოუცდელი (gamoucdeli) (Georgian), ახალბედა (axalbeda) (Georgian), დამწყები (damc̣q̇ebi) (Georgian), Neuling [masculine] (German), Anfänger [masculine] (German), újonc (Hungarian), kezdő (Hungarian), nabbo [masculine] (Italian), niubbo [masculine] (Italian), principiante (Italian), 初心者 (shoshinsha) (alt: しょしんしゃ) (Japanese), 今道心 (imadōshin) (alt: いまどうしん) (Japanese), 若僧 (wakazō) (alt: わかぞう) (Japanese), үйренбеген (üirenbegen) (Kazakh), 초보자 (choboja) (Korean), новајлија (novajlija) [masculine] (Macedonian), nybegynner (Norwegian), newbie [masculine] (Norwegian), تازهکار (tâze-kâr) (Persian), nowicjusz [masculine] (Polish), nowicjuszka [feminine] (Polish), newbie [masculine] (Polish), novato (Portuguese), iniciante (Portuguese), neófito [masculine] (Portuguese), principiante (Portuguese), новичо́к (novičók) [masculine] (Russian), но́венький (nóvenʹkij) (note: e.g. new student) [masculine] (Russian), nováčik [masculine] (Slovak), novinec [masculine] (Slovene), novato (Spanish), usuario nuevo [masculine] (Spanish), principiante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), nybörjare [common-gender] (Swedish), blåbär [neuter] (Swedish), çaylak (Turkish), çömez (Turkish), нова́к (novák) [masculine] (Ukrainian), новачо́к (novačók) [masculine] (Ukrainian), нова́чка (nováčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-newbie-en-noun-0W1EBnW- Disambiguation of People: 51 49 0 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of 'new (inexperienced) user or participant': 12 81 7
  3. (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-newbie-en-noun-p0XK2Yyy Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English blends: 15 29 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 42 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 4 37 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: novice, newcomer, newling, rookie Derived forms: -bie, don't bite the newbie, newb, newbie gains, newbieness, noob, n00b, nub Coordinate_terms: midbie, oldbie

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          "word": "újonc"
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          "word": "تازهکار"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "新手"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "菜鳥"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "da",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "გამოუცდელი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ახალბედა"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "დამწყები"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Neuling"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "újonc"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nabbo"
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "niubbo"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "code": "kk",
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      "word": "үйренбеген"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "초보자"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "no",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "newbie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tâze-kâr",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "تازهکار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nowicjusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nowicjuszka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "newbie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "iniciante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "neófito"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "novičók",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новичо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "e.g. new student",
      "roman": "nóvenʹkij",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "но́венький"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nováčik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "novinec"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "novato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "usuario nuevo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nybörjare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "blåbär"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "çaylak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "word": "çömez"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "novák",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нова́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "novačók",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "новачо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nováčka",
      "sense": "new (inexperienced) user or participant",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нова́чка"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "newbie"
  ],
  "word": "newbie"
}

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