/
ˈnɒvɪs/
n.
- a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.
- a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.
- a racehorse that has not yet won a major prize or reached a level of performance to qualify for important events.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from late L. novicius, from novus ‘new’.