Tyro

Tyro

Pronounced:
<tie-row>

A beginner. Someone new to a field.

My use:
I was a tyro computer programmer. Now, I am an experienced programmer.

Literary use:
By Cowper
The management of tyros of eighteen is difficult.

Memory trick:
Ty - ro
Ty (reminds of) Tyke or child
ro (reminds of) row or level
child level

Listen: Tyro