novice

NOV'ICE, noun [Latin from new.]1. One who is new in any business; one unacquainted or unskilled; one in the rudiments; a beginner.I am young, a novice in the trade.2. One that has entered a religious house but has not taken the vow; a probationer.3. One newly planted in the church, or one newly converted to the Christian faith. 1 Timothy 3:6