new boy
Recently joined member
A new boy is someone recently arrived in a position, organization, or field—originally a student newly enrolled at a school, now extended to any newcomer learning the ropes: As the new boy on the team, he kept quiet in meetings.
The term carries connotations of inexperience and unfamiliarity with established ways.
Though gendered in form, it applies to anyone.
The parallel *new girl* exists but is less common.
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- freshmanFirst-year student
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
learning the ropes · first day · first week · fresh start · starting over · nervous · fish out of water · outsider · odd one out · stranger · initiation · hazing · unfamiliar · shy · lost · transfer · schoolyard · uniform
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
new boyveteran
Experienced former soldier
old hand · old-timer · old guard · senior member · fixture
new boytop dog
Dominant leader
head boy · senior · elder statesman · big cheese · kingpin
new boysenior member
Longest-tenured group participant
elder statesman · top dog · big shot · incumbent · dean
new, boy, newly, newer, newest, newness, renew, renewal, renewable