freshman

noun2

1. •
   (US, Canada) a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body

   • At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman, but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
2. •
   (no longer used) a novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge

   • I am but a Freshman yet in France, therefore I can send you no News but that all is here quiet, and 'tis no ordinary News that the French should be quiet. — 1619