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# newbie

noun (a newbie, newbies)

«newbie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(slang) A newbie is someone who is new to something, like a game, club, job or website, and doesn't know much yet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in gaming, online forums and everyday chat. Can be friendly or a bit teasing. Phrases: a total newbie, help the newbies.

### Examples

- I'm a newbie at chess, so go easy on me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x1)
- The newbies on our team are learning fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x2)
- Everyone was a newbie once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x3)
- He's a newbie in the game, so he keeps falling off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x4)
- Be kind to newbies in the forum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x5)
- As a newbie, I asked lots of questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/#x6)

### Note

Slang, informal. Plural: newbies. Similar: beginner, rookie, novice. «Noob» is a ruder version used in gaming; calling someone a noob can be unkind.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «newbie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/newbie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«newbie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/newbie.html) on Mova free.