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freshmanship

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fresh⋅man

[fresh-muhn] noun, plural -men, adjective
–noun
1. a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school.
2. a novice; beginner.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a freshman: to outgrow one's freshman attitudes.
4. lacking seniority or experience; junior: a freshman senator.
5. required of or suitable for freshmen: freshman courses.
6. initial; first: This is my freshman year with the company.

Origin:
1540–50; fresh + -man


fresh⋅man⋅ship, noun


See -man.
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freshman 
c.1550, "newcomer, novice;" sense of "university student in first year" is attested from 1596.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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