Prentice

/ˈprɛntɪs/ noun

Definition

A young person learning a skilled trade by working under an experienced craftsperson; the old form of the word 'apprentice.'

Etymology

From Old French 'aprentiz,' meaning 'one who is learning.' The 'a-' at the beginning was dropped over time in casual speech, creating the shortened form 'prentice.'

Kelly Says

For centuries, prentices were basically kids who worked without pay in exchange for learning—they lived in their master's house and had almost no rights, which is why the job eventually became regulated and protected by law.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Apprentices
ap-pren-tees
ARالعربية
تلميذ
talmiḏ
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষার্থী
shik-sho-ar-thee
CACatalà
aprenent
ah-pren-ent
CSČeština
učeň
oo-chen
DADansk
lærling
lar-ling
DEDeutsch
Lehrling
layr-ling
ELΕλληνικά
σπουδαστής
spoo-das-tees
ESEspañol
aprendiz
ah-pren-dees
FAفارسی
آموزش
a-moo-zash
FISuomi
oppilas
op-pi-las
FRFrançais
apprenti
ap-prɑ̃-tɛ
GUGU
શિષ્ય
sheesh-ee
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HEעברית
עוזר
oo-zer
HIहिन्दी
शिक्षु
shee-khsoo
HUMagyar
tanuló
ta-noo-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelajar
pe-la-jar
IGIG
nwata
nwa-ta
ITItaliano
apprendista
app-ren-dee-sta
JA日本語
見習い
mi-na-shi-i
KKKK
тәлімші
ta-li-m-she
KMKM
សិស្ស
sis
KO한국어
견습생
gyeonsubsaeng
MRMR
शिक्षार्थी
shee-khsar-thee
MSBahasa Melayu
pelajar
pe-la-jar
MYမြန်မာ
အ уче သား
ah-oo-che-tha
NLNederlands
leerling
leer-ling
NONorsk
lærling
lar-ling
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾگرد
shah-gaar
PLPolski
uczeń
utch-en
PTPortuguês
aprendiz
ah-pren-dees
RORomână
ușer
oo-sher
RUРусский
ученик
oo-cheh-nik
SVSvenska
lärare
lar-are
SWKiswahili
mwanafunzi
mwa-na-fun-zee
TAதமிழ்
வேலைக்காரர்
vay-lai-ka-rar
TEతెలుగు
అభ్యర్థి
abhyar-thee
THไทย
ผู้ช่วย
poo-chue
TLTL
apprenti
ap-prent-ee
TRTürkçe
çırak
chee-rak
UKУкраїнська
учень
oo-chen-y
URاردو
مُتدرب
moo-ta-drib
VITiếng Việt
học việc
hoc-viec
YOYO
ẹlẹ́gbẹ́
eh-leh-gbeh
ZH中文
学徒
xué tú
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee

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