tenderfoot

[ ten-der-foo t ]

/ ˈtɛn dərˌfʊt /

a raw, inexperienced person; novice.

a newcomer to the ranching and mining regions of the western U.S., unused to hardships.

one in the lowest rank of the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of America.

Origin of tenderfoot

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; tender¹ + foot

Guess none of this outfit could truthfully be called a tenderfoot.

The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico |Frank Gee Patchin
You see, it drags on the ground and leaves such a plain trail that any tenderfoot could foller it.

With Trapper Jim in the North Woods |Lawrence J. Leslie
And this was another bit of wisdom that in a tenderfoot would have caused much wonder in certain hairy old hunters in the West.

The Voice of the Pack |Edison Marshall
He then takes the scouts' oath and is enrolled as a tenderfoot and is entitled to wear the buttonhole badge.

Outdoor Sports and Games |Claude H. Miller

I am only a tenderfoot now, hoping to be a second-class Scout before summer.

The Girl Scouts' Good Turn |Edith Lavell

tenderfoot

/ (ˈtɛndəˌfʊt) /

a newcomer, esp to the mines or ranches of the southwestern US

(formerly) a beginner in the Scouts or Guides