stripling

strip·ling

noun \ˈstri-pliŋ\

Definition of STRIPLING

: youth 2a

Examples of STRIPLING

1. <the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent>

Origin of STRIPLING

Middle English

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to STRIPLING

Synonyms: boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], lad, laddie, nipper, shaveling, shaver, sonny, boy, tad, youth

Related Words: adolescent, juvenile, kid, kiddie (also kiddy), kiddo, minor, moppet, teenager, tween, youngling, youngster; brat, gamin, guttersnipe, hobbledehoy, imp, squirt, urchin, whippersnapper; schoolboy; toddler, tot, tyke (also tike); mama's boy, mollycoddle

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Rhymes with STRIPLING

Kipling