internship

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: in=tern=ship

CIDE DICTIONARY

internship, n. 

•  The state of being an intern; the position of an intern.  [PJC]
•  The period of time during which a person is an intern; as, she served her internship over the summer.  [PJC]
•  A program to provide novices in a field with apprenticeship training.  [PJC]
•  The period of time during which a novice in a field serves in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain experience; the learning period before one becomes an expert.  [PJC]