new kid
Unfamiliar face here
A new kid is someone who has recently joined a group, organization, or community—originally a child who just started at a school, but extended to any newcomer: I'm still the new kid at work.
The phrase emphasizes unfamiliarity and the process of finding one's place.
A new kid on the block is a recent arrival to any scene, sometimes implying someone who hasn't yet proven themselves.
- freshmanFirst-year student
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- transferMove between locations
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
lonely · lunchroom · awkward · nervous · first day · unfamiliar · shy · clique · making friends · buddy system · hallway · backpack · introduce · tour guide · lost · staring · whispers · cafeteria
- newfresh, recent, current, modern, latest
- newcomersnewcomers, newcomer, newbie, newbies, fresh face
- school peoplestudent, teacher, principal, professor, pupil
- schoolmatesclassmate, desk mate, deskmate, seatmate, lab partner
- middle schoolerssixth graders, seventh graders, eighth graders, preteens, honor students
- novicesnovice, beginner, rookie, newbie, greenhorn
new kidold-timer
Long-tenured person
veteran · old hand · old guard · seasoned veteran · senior member
new kidinsider
One with confidential access
regular · part of the furniture · fixture · mainstay · old boy
new kidfamiliar face
Person you recognize
known quantity · stalwart · institution · household name · elder statesman
new, kid, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable