Youngster

//ˈjʌŋstə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A young person.

    "As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once."

  2. 2
    a young person of either sex wordnet

Synonyms

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striplingadolescentbabybratbreedbrood

Example

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"I began to sing when I was a youngster."

Etymology

From young + -ster.

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