/ ˈfreʃmən; NAmE / noun ( pl. -men / -mən; NAmE /)
1.
( especially NAmE ) a student who is in his or her first year at a university or college, or in the ninth grade at school :
high school / college freshmen
during my freshman year
—compare sophomore
2.
( CanE ) a first-year student at a university or college