a promising young apprentice
Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
Encouraging and inspiring confidence.
The act of making a promise.
non-professional; amateur
A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.
A novice.
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.