The word for the day...................

This word for the day is brought to you by Mr. Webster

and the third edition of his New College Dictionary:

abecedarian     n.   1. a person learning the alphabet; beginning
                               student.   2.  any beginner or novice.

as in:

The teacher repeated A....B....C....D...., and soon the
abecedarian caught on and learned all of the letters of the
alphabet.

Editor's comment:   Surely you jest.  This is a word?  Good grief.