NAIFS Synonyms

• works for an expert to learn a trade

• be or work as an apprentice

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• any new participant in some activity

• young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

• (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers

• young and inexperienced

• an awkward and inexperienced youth

• someone new to a field or activity

• someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

• people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity

• bring into being

• take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

• accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

• bring up a topic for discussion

• set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

• free from evil or guilt

• a person who lacks knowledge of evil

• lacking intent or capacity to injure

• free from sin

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

• not knowledgeable about something specified

• completely wanting or lacking

• (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

• a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

• any new participant in some activity

• a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

• any new participant in some activity

• someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

• someone new to a field or activity

• an awkward and inexperienced youth

• someone new to a field or activity

• marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

• of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

• inexperienced

• lacking information or instruction

• not initiated; deficient in relevant experience