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shaveling

noun

Synonyms of shaveling

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

ever since he was a shaveling, he's wanted to be an airline pilot, just like his dad

Synonyms for shaveling

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

Words Related to shaveling

schoolboy

toddler,
tot,
tyke
(also tike)

mama's boy

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“Shaveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaveling. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.

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