shavelings
/ˈʃeɪvlɪŋz/
noun
- A young or inexperienced person, especially a youth or novice.
- The shavelings in the training program struggled to keep up with the veterans.
- The older monks looked down on the shavelings as mere beginners.
- He was just a shaveling when he joined the crew, but he learned quickly.
- A person with a shaved head, especially a monk or cleric.
- The shavelings walked silently through the monastery courtyard.
- The painting depicted a group of shavelings in prayer.
- In medieval times, shavelings were often seen as holy men.