as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
a herd of youngsters following their nature guide like ducklings after a mother duck
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Recent Examples of youngster
Coe, born in Akron, Ohio, spent time in reformatories as a youngster, and served time in an Ohio prison from 1963 to 1967 for possession of burglary tools.
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
On the way to save her beloved canine buddy Krypto, the party-hearty but tortured Supergirl teams up with a vengeful youngster (Ruthye Marye Knoll) and a rambunctious intergalactic bounty hunter (Jason Momoa).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
That included Ty Hawkins and his team of youngsters of the Missouri Phenom AAU program.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The holiday is devoted to children, and the entertainment was geared toward youngsters.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
On the way to save her beloved canine buddy Krypto, the party-hearty but tortured Supergirl teams up with a vengeful youngster (Ruthye Marye Knoll) and a rambunctious intergalactic bounty hunter (Jason Momoa).
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
That included Ty Hawkins and his team of youngsters of the Missouri Phenom AAU program.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
The holiday is devoted to children, and the entertainment was geared toward youngsters.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngster
Noun
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The kid from Istanbul’s streets was not an aberration.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngster. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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