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1.nounA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
2.nounA novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
3.nounA name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
4.nounA plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).