Usually means: Inexperienced, naive, new to situation.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word wet behind the ears:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. wet behind the ears: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. wet behind the ears: Merriam-Webster
  3. wet behind the ears: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. wet behind the ears: Collins English Dictionary
  5. wet-behind-the-ears, wet behind the ears: Wiktionary
  6. wet behind the ears: Dictionary.com
  7. wet behind the ears: ESL Idiom Page
  8. Wet Behind the Ears: The Word Detective
  9. wet behind the ears: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Wet behind the ears: Phrase Finder

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wet behind the ears: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. wet behind the ears: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (wet behind the ears)

▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) Inexperienced; just beginning; immature (especially in judgment).

Similar:
new, inexperienced, raw, green, wet-behind-the-ears, green behind the ears, dry behind the ears, sucking, novicey, dewy-eyed, more...

Opposite:
experienced, mature, knowledgeable, wised-up, sophisticated

Types:
inexperienced, green, new, unseasoned, more...

Adjectives:
minor, stale, fusty, immature, dewy-eyed, lo-fi, natural, vulgarian, childish, vulg

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Similar:
new, inexperienced, raw, green, wet-behind-the-ears, green behind the ears, dry behind the ears, sucking, novicey, dewy-eyed, more...

Opposite:
experienced, mature, knowledgeable, wised-up, sophisticated

Types:
inexperienced, green, new, unseasoned, more...

Adjectives:
minor, stale, fusty, immature, dewy-eyed, lo-fi, natural, vulgarian, childish, vulg



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