frosh C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /frɑʃ/ UK /frɒʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman The frosh nervously found their seats in the lecture hall. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a first-year student at a... freshmannewcomernovicefirst-year ↔ Opposites seniorupperclassman Word family Related forms freshmanfresh Etymology AI details Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man. Topics Education & Learning External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # frosh **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /frɑʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /frɒʃ/ ## Meanings 1. a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman ## Examples - The frosh nervously found their seats in the lecture hall. ## Synonyms - freshman - newcomer - novice - first-year ## Antonyms - senior - upperclassman ## Related Forms - freshman - fresh ## Etymology Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man. ## AI Etymology Frosh has this etymological history: Twentieth-century North American campus slang for freshman, probably a clipping and alteration of freshman influenced by the German-derived sound; ultimately from fresh + man. As a noun, frosh names a first-year student at a college or high school; a freshman. The same family is visible in related forms such as freshman and fresh. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown