as in boy
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
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Noun
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 May 2025 -
The rooms were basic, and the few guests were scrappy club kids taking a break from Ibiza to work on their tans.—
Julia Chaplin,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
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Four men, including a minor, were arrested in connection to a shooting that killed a teenager and injured a woman, North Richland Hills Police said in a release Monday.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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Jackson, the council candidate, said people are coming to city hall to make their voices heard because of a pattern of violence by Aurora police against Black men and teenagers.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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“Shaveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaveling. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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