padawan
Americannoun
plural
padawans-
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).
Example Sentences
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Speaking of Jedi, “The Lost Ones” and “The Bird of Paradise” also touch on the relationship between a Jedi master and their padawan apprentice.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
“Meeting a padawan or a student with natural abilities and developing such a special relationship, I think that’s something that’s so precious,” says Lee.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
The Ghost crew included a couple of Jedi — Kanan Jarrus and his padawan Ezra Bridger — but Sabine and Hera were just as formidable and indispensable to the story.
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
“How about if you be my padawan, my young grasshopper?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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