youngster

noun

young·​ster ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 

1

a

: a young person : youth

b

: child

2

: a young animal or plant especially of a domesticated or cultivated breed or type

Synonyms of youngster

• kid
• child

Examples of youngster in a Sentence

As a youngster, he was very shy.

bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning

Recent Examples on the Web

Geuther was happy for her daughter to stay home and recover, and the youngster tried her best to get up for school the next morning. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025

For lodging, The Hotel Telluride is our favorite for cozy rooms, friendly staff, and a hot chocolate/tea bar in the lobby that my youngsters raid daily. —Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025

Wyland, a Detroit native who says he was first inspired after seeing a gray whale off Laguna Beach during a summer vacation as a youngster, came back to the beach town to create his first-ever Whaling Wall in 1981, the start of a 103 mural series. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025

Tickets are $18; $15 for senior citizens 60-plus, college students and members of the military; $8 for youngsters in grade 12 and younger. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

youngster

noun

young·​ster ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 

1

: a young person : youth

2

: child sense 2a