tenderfootn.

Brit.

/ˈtɛndəfʊt/, U.S.

/ˈtɛndərˌfʊt/

Forms: Plural tenderfoots, tenderfeet.

Etymology: < tender foot: for sense 1, see quot. 1887¹ at sense 1a.

1. Originally U.S.

a. A name given, originally in the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., to a newly arrived immigrant, unused to the hardships of pioneer life; a greenhorn; hence, a raw, inexperienced person.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner

younglingOE

new-comeOE

novice1340

ginner?c1400

beginner1470

apprentice1489

prentice1489

infant1526

freshmana1557

intrant1560

enterer1565

puny?1570

weakling1575

new comeling1587

novist1587

incipient1589

puisne1592

abecedary1596

neophyte1600

abecedarian1603

bachelor1604

novelist?1608

alphabetary1611

breeching boy1611

tiro1611

alphabetarian1614

principiant1619

unexperienced1622

velvet head1631

undergraduatea1659

young stager1664

greenhorn1672

battledore boy1693

youngster1706

tironist1716

novitiatea1734

recruit1749

griffin1793

initiate1811

Johnny Newcome1815

Johnny Raw1823

griff1829

plebe1833

Johnny-come-lately1839

new chum1851

blanc-bec1853

fledgling1856

rookie1868

elementarian1876

tenderfoot1881

shorthorn1888

new kid1894

cheechako1897

ring-neck1898

Johnny1901

rook1902

fresh meat1908

malihini1914

initiand1915

stooge1930

intakea1943

cub1966

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > new or inexperienced

greenhorn1790

greener1876

sinkeh1878

tenderfoot1881

1881 L. P. Brockett West. Empire (1882) i. vii. 72 (Funk) Slang expressions of this mining dialect... New-comers are ‘Tender-feet’.

1887 L. Swinburne in Scribner's Mag. 2 508 ‘Pilgrim’ and ‘tenderfoot’ were formerly applied almost exclusively to newly imported cattle.

1887 Q. Rev. July 49 British ‘tenderfeet’ were induced to invest a great deal of cattle in the business.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Jan. 2/1 Wailings of inexperienced men and ‘tender foots’.

b. attributive or as adj.

ΚΠ

1888 San Francisco Weekly Bulletin in Farmer Dict. Amer. The boys were of the tenderfoot kind.

1897 Daily News 30 July 7/1 Most of the best claims have already been secured by tenderfoot prospectors.

1902 O. Wister Virginian ii. 15 In my tenderfoot innocence I was looking indoors for the washing arrangements.

2. In the Scout and Guide movements, a recruit who has passed the enrolment tests (the tenderfoot tests); also tenderfoot badge, and elliptical = tenderfoot badge, tests.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > tests

tenderfoot1908

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > awards

proficiency badge1882

tenderfoot1908

pathfinder1911

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > members of scouts or guides

Boy Scout1908

patrol leader1908

scout1908

scoutmaster1908

tenderfoot1908

captain1909

Girl Guide1909

Girl Scout1909

lieutenant1909

pathfinder1911

sea scout1911

rosebud1914

brownie1916

sixer1916

tenderpad1916

Brown Owl1918

rover1918

Rover Scout1918

ranger1920

tawny owl1921

Cub1922

Akela1924

scouter1930

Guider1931

den mother1936

Queen's Guide1946

Queen's Scout1952

Venture Scout1966

Beaver1975

skipper1986

1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys iii. 36 A Tenderfoot is a boy who is not yet a scout.

1911 Boy Scout Tests (Boy Scouts Assoc.) 1 It should be noted that a tenderfoot may not wear the button-hole badge until he has passed the Tenderfoot Tests.

1918 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Girl Guiding ii. i. 64 At first you rank as a Recruit until you pass your Tenderfoot tests. Then you can go on and rise to the following ranks:—Recruit. Tenderfoot. Second-Class Guide.

1920 Girl Guide Badges (Girl Guide Assoc.) 6 No Guider or Guide is entitled to wear the Tenderfoot Badge unless she has been enrolled, and has passed the following tests.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai x. 160 He..saw that loads were properly distributed..between..strong scouts and not so strong tenderfeet.

1982 Times 19 Jan. 18/5 Mr Bass, who is 6ft. 3ins., resigned after passing his Tenderfoot because he did not like wearing short trousers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenderfoot
释义	tenderfootn. Brit. /ˈtɛndəfʊt/, U.S. /ˈtɛndərˌfʊt/ Forms: Plural tenderfoots, tenderfeet. Etymology: < tender foot: for sense 1, see quot. 1887¹ at sense 1a. 1. Originally U.S. a. A name given, originally in the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., to a newly arrived immigrant, unused to the hardships of pioneer life; a greenhorn; hence, a raw, inexperienced person. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > novice or beginner younglingOE new-comeOE novice1340 ginner?c1400 beginner1470 apprentice1489 prentice1489 infant1526 freshmana1557 intrant1560 enterer1565 puny?1570 weakling1575 new comeling1587 novist1587 incipient1589 puisne1592 abecedary1596 neophyte1600 abecedarian1603 bachelor1604 novelist?1608 alphabetary1611 breeching boy1611 tiro1611 alphabetarian1614 principiant1619 unexperienced1622 velvet head1631 undergraduatea1659 young stager1664 greenhorn1672 battledore boy1693 youngster1706 tironist1716 novitiatea1734 recruit1749 griffin1793 initiate1811 Johnny Newcome1815 Johnny Raw1823 griff1829 plebe1833 Johnny-come-lately1839 new chum1851 blanc-bec1853 fledgling1856 rookie1868 elementarian1876 tenderfoot1881 shorthorn1888 new kid1894 cheechako1897 ring-neck1898 Johnny1901 rook1902 fresh meat1908 malihini1914 initiand1915 stooge1930 intakea1943 cub1966 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > new or inexperienced greenhorn1790 greener1876 sinkeh1878 tenderfoot1881 1881 L. P. Brockett West. Empire (1882) i. vii. 72 (Funk) Slang expressions of this mining dialect... New-comers are ‘Tender-feet’. 1887 L. Swinburne in Scribner's Mag. 2 508 ‘Pilgrim’ and ‘tenderfoot’ were formerly applied almost exclusively to newly imported cattle. 1887 Q. Rev. July 49 British ‘tenderfeet’ were induced to invest a great deal of cattle in the business. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Jan. 2/1 Wailings of inexperienced men and ‘tender foots’. b. attributive or as adj. ΚΠ 1888 San Francisco Weekly Bulletin in Farmer Dict. Amer. The boys were of the tenderfoot kind. 1897 Daily News 30 July 7/1 Most of the best claims have already been secured by tenderfoot prospectors. 1902 O. Wister Virginian ii. 15 In my tenderfoot innocence I was looking indoors for the washing arrangements. 2. In the Scout and Guide movements, a recruit who has passed the enrolment tests (the tenderfoot tests); also tenderfoot badge, and elliptical = tenderfoot badge, tests. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > tests tenderfoot1908 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > awards proficiency badge1882 tenderfoot1908 pathfinder1911 society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > members of scouts or guides Boy Scout1908 patrol leader1908 scout1908 scoutmaster1908 tenderfoot1908 captain1909 Girl Guide1909 Girl Scout1909 lieutenant1909 pathfinder1911 sea scout1911 rosebud1914 brownie1916 sixer1916 tenderpad1916 Brown Owl1918 rover1918 Rover Scout1918 ranger1920 tawny owl1921 Cub1922 Akela1924 scouter1930 Guider1931 den mother1936 Queen's Guide1946 Queen's Scout1952 Venture Scout1966 Beaver1975 skipper1986 1908 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Scouting for Boys iii. 36 A Tenderfoot is a boy who is not yet a scout. 1911 Boy Scout Tests (Boy Scouts Assoc.) 1 It should be noted that a tenderfoot may not wear the button-hole badge until he has passed the Tenderfoot Tests. 1918 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Girl Guiding ii. i. 64 At first you rank as a Recruit until you pass your Tenderfoot tests. Then you can go on and rise to the following ranks:—Recruit. Tenderfoot. Second-Class Guide. 1920 Girl Guide Badges (Girl Guide Assoc.) 6 No Guider or Guide is entitled to wear the Tenderfoot Badge unless she has been enrolled, and has passed the following tests. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai x. 160 He..saw that loads were properly distributed..between..strong scouts and not so strong tenderfeet. 1982 Times 19 Jan. 18/5 Mr Bass, who is 6ft. 3ins., resigned after passing his Tenderfoot because he did not like wearing short trousers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1881
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