youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 
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Examples of youngster in a Sentence
As a youngster, he was very shy.
bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning
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Menon's son and daughter tuned in for the virtual book reading, as did some youngsters at at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Farahani suggested today’s youngsters were different from her generation, which was born in the 1980s and grew up in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
In Anoeta, the three youngsters are likely to line up and try and build upon the success of a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Bernabeu last time out a fortnight ago.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The youngster took part in a dance recital with her cousins True Thompson and Chicago West, both 6, and Dream's mom then shared multiple snaps of her daughter in her pretty pink dance outfit on Instagram, with a special tune playing in the background.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
Farahani suggested today’s youngsters were different from her generation, which was born in the 1980s and grew up in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
In Anoeta, the three youngsters are likely to line up and try and build upon the success of a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Bernabeu last time out a fortnight ago.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The youngster took part in a dance recital with her cousins True Thompson and Chicago West, both 6, and Dream's mom then shared multiple snaps of her daughter in her pretty pink dance outfit on Instagram, with a special tune playing in the background.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər
1
: a young person : youth
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