freshman

Definition of freshman in English English dictionary: A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a university or legislative body
At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.; a first-year undergraduate; A first-year undergraduate student (IPEDS); A first-year undergraduate student; A student who has not yet acquired 30 semester hours of credit; A student who has completed fewer than 30 hours of college credit; a first-year undergraduate used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college; An undergraduate student who has accumulated between 0 and 27 credits, including credits transferred to UM; student who has earned fewer than 30 semester hours; An undergraduate student who has completed less than 32 semester hours; {s} pertaining to the first year of studies; pertaining to a newcomer; junior, inexperienced; first, initial; A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a college or university; (1) beginning college student, (2) student who has earned between 0 and 29 credit hours in college (The plural of Freshman is Freshmen ); A student with fewer than 30 semester hours of credit earned; A first-year student at a high school, college, or university; In America, a freshman is a student who is in his or her first year at university or college. freshmen a student in the first year of high school or university; used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college); "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"; any new participant in some activity; {i} first year student; newcomer, beginner; In high school, a student in grade nine In college, a freshman is a student who has earned less than the required number of credit hours for completion of the first year of study; A first-year, undergraduate college student This classification is based on the number of course credit hours completed
freshman 15: {i} weight (15 pounds) that students gain during their first year of college
freshman class: the first class in college or high school
A freshman: fresher
freshmen: plural of freshman