padawan UK /ˈpædəˌwɒn/US /ˈpædəˌwɑn/ noun2 •An apprentice or student Jedi.Her underlings flanked her, like Padawans studying beneath some great Jedi. — 2017 •(humorous) Any apprentice or student.It is impossible for you to create this application using only the techniques you learned in the first two chapters, so read on young padawan! — 2001 formsPadawans · padawans