freshman

/ˈfreʃmən/

Syllables fresh·man

Stress FRESH-man

Phonics Breakdown

fresh

/freʃ/

sh sound

man

/mən/

schwa

Meaning

a first-year student at a high school, college, or university

Sound Reference

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fresh=/freʃ/(fresh) + man=/mən/(chairman)

Example

She is a freshman at Harvard University.