tenderfoot

1. (chiefly Canada, US) An inexperienced person; a novice.Synonyms: abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, amateur, beginner, bun, colt, first-timerCanadaUS

2. (historical) A newcomer or arriviste to the region in the American frontier (Old West and Wild West).Examples: "Watson had risen so hurriedly that he had not been careful about his “tarp” and water had run into his bed. But that wouldn’t disconcert anybody but a tenderfoot."; ""Lavender Cowboy," a pseudo folk song, is a tale of futility. It tells of a tenderfoot "with only two hairs on his chest," whose heroic attempt to prove his manhood results in his death."historical

3. (dated) A Boy Scout of the lowest rank.dated