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newbie

/ˈnjuːbi/

newbie noun: a newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.

Noun

newbie (plural newbies)

  1. (slang) A newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.
    • He was a newbie to chemistry.
    • We’ve included some other acts you already know so you’ll get a feel for what the newbies sound like.2020 January 23, Scottie Andrew, Allen Kim and Tiffany Baker, “How to talk about the Grammys best new artist nominees like a pro”, in CNN
  2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
  3. (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
    • If you find that you would prefer using the new printer most of the time, while using the original only when needed, you can make the newbie the default printer for your system.2005, Rickford Grant, Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday Users, San Francisco: No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 155

newbie meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

newbie in Hindi

new (inexperienced) user or participant
नौसिखिया nausikhiyā

newbie in Tamil

ஒரு துறையில் அனுபவமற்ற புதியவன், கத்துக்குட்டி

newbie in Urdu

کچا, مبتدی, نیا نیا, اناڑی, کورا

newbie in Bengali

আগন্তুক, শিক্ষানবিশ বিশেষত কম্পিউটিং, ইন্টারনেটে, নতুন, কোনো গ্রুপ, কমিউনিটি
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newbie in Arabic
مُبْتَدِئ mubtadiʔ
newbie in Persian
تازهکار tâze-kâr

Examples of newbie in a sentence

  • Maybe I should repost the FAQ for the benefit of newbies.
  • The newbies were trying to kill that poor, innocent little Albionian (sp?).
  • If you don't read a.r.s often, or are a newbie, you won't get some of the gags.

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Forms of newbie

pluralnewbies
alternative formnoobie

Origin of newbie

Uncertain — perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie); possibly a blend of newborn + baby; or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.

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Questions about newbie

What does newbie mean?
Newbie means a newcomer or neophyte, someone new to something.
What is newbie in Hindi?
Newbie in Hindi is नौसिखिया (nausikhiyā). See Newbie meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is newbie?
Newbie is a noun.
How do you pronounce newbie?
Newbie is pronounced /ˈnjuːbi/.
What is the plural of newbie?
The plural of newbie is newbies.

Words near newbie in the dictionary

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  2. Newberry's penstemon
  3. Newberrys
  4. Newbery
  5. newberyite
  6. newbie
  7. newbie gains
  8. newbieness
  9. newbies
  10. Newbiggin
  11. Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: newbie (page history and authors); newbie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); newbie (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); newbie (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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