Tenderfoot

Meaning

Noun

●

In American English & Canadian English:

inexperienced

person; a novice.

●

to the

in the American

(Old West and Wild West).

●

In People & Scouting:

A Boy Scout of the

lowest

rank.

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Origin

tenderfoot

English

foot

English

tender

English

-er

English

-er

Middle English (1100-1500)

-eren

Middle English (1100-1500)

-or

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

-ra

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

tend

English

tenden

Middle English (1100-1500)

tendan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

tendre

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

tendre

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

tendere

Latin

tener

Latin

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Etym

Synonyms

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