novice

A person new to a field or activity; a beginner.

A person who has entered a religious order but has not yet taken final vows.

One who is new to the circumstances in which he or she is placed; a beginner in anything; an inexperienced or untried person.

Specifically A monk or nun who has newly entered one of the orders, and is still in a state of probation, subject to the superior of the convent and the discipline of the house, but bound by no permanent monastic vows; a probationer. The term of probation differs in different religious communities, but is regularly at least one year.

Having the character of a beginner, or one new to the practice of anything; inexperienced; also, characteristic of or befitting a novice.