Newie

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or thing that has recently arrived or been introduced to a place, group, or activity
2. Someone or something newly arrived in a location or recently added to a community or organization
3. A recently joined member or newly introduced item in a particular setting or context

Etymology: "Newie" is a plain formation: the adjective "new" with the diminutive or familiar suffix "-ie" added to its end. The suffix has a long pedigree in English, descending from Old English "-iġ" (an adjective-forming ending) and Middle English "-y," which later took on the affectionate, shortened sense found in words like "doggie" and "birdie." Tracing "new" itself back takes the story to Proto-Indo-European "*néwos," the source of Latin "novus" and Greek "neos," so the word shares a root with terms like "novel" and "neo-." Applied to "new," the suffix produces a casual, slightly playful word meaning something or someone newly arrived or freshly acquired, most often used for a new recruit, a newcomer, or a recently released item. Its meaning is informal and mostly spoken, so it has no formal entry history to recount.

Synonyms: newbie, newcomer, novice

Antonyms: veteran, expert