Youngfolks
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of youngfolk. plural, plural-only
"How perfect is her description of the gipsy-party on the village common; and of the broad shady oak in Mansfield Park, under which the youngfolks used to loiter away the Summer evening, till the approach of the thrifty and prolix Mrs. Norris, who was much addicted to unseasonable lecturing, would compel them to a precipitate departure!"
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More examples"How perfect is her description of the gipsy-party on the village common; and of the broad shady oak in Mansfield Park, under which the youngfolks used to loiter away the Summer evening, till the approach of the thrifty and prolix Mrs. Norris, who was much addicted to unseasonable lecturing, would compel them to a precipitate departure!"
Etymology
From young + folks.
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