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All youngster synonyms

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noun youngster

  • child — A child is a human being who is not yet an adult.
  • kidThomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
  • teenager — a person in his or her teens.
  • youth — the condition of being young.
  • adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
  • minor — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
  • teen — a teenager.
  • boy — A boy is a child who will grow up to be a man.
  • girl — a female child, from birth to full growth.
  • juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
  • pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
  • student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
  • chick — A chick is a baby bird.
  • cub — A cub is a young wild animal such as a lion, wolf, or bear.
  • fledgling — a young bird just fledged.
  • junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
  • lad — a boy or youth.
  • lass — a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
  • moppet — a young child.
  • punk — Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a homosexual. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a boy.
  • pup — a young dog; puppy.
  • puppy — a young dog, especially one less than a year old.
  • sapling — a young tree.
  • shaver — a person or thing that shaves.
  • sonnyTheodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
  • squirt — to eject liquid in a jet from a narrow orifice: The hose squirted all over us.
  • urchin — a mischievous boy.
  • juvenile delinquent — a minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.
  • small fry — child
  • teenybopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
  • young adult — a teenager (used especially by publishers and librarians).
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