padawan
Americannoun
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in the fictional Star Wars universe, an apprentice to a Jedi.
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an inexperienced person, particularly one being taught by someone more experienced.
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my young padawan, (used humorously to address a student or novice).
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When Ahsoka Tano crashed into Anakin Skywalker’s life as his newly assigned padawan apprentice in 2008’s animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” she changed “Star Wars” forever.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
Introduced in “Star Wars Rebels,” Kanan Jarrus was still a padawan when Order 66 was issued.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019
After his master, Qui-Gon Jinn, was killed in a battle against Darth Maul in 1999’s “The Phantom Menace,” he took on Anakin as his padawan.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019
Kenobi is made a knight, with Anakin as his padawan.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2015
“How about if you be my padawan, my young grasshopper?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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