first year

== English == === Alternative forms === first-year 1st year === Noun === first year (countable and uncountable, plural first years) (countable) A first-year student. (uncountable, Philippines, education, historical) The first year of high school; seventh grade (now grade 7 of junior high school). Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first,‎ year. ==== Translations ==== === References === “first year”, in Collins English Dictionary. “first-year”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.