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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
- he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot
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- kindergartner
- (also kindergartener),
- preschooler,
- rug rat
- [slang],
- schoolboy,
- schoolchild,
- schoolgirl,
- schoolkid
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sprout
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of sprout (Entry 2 of 2)
as in root, germinate
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“Sprout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprout. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of sprout was in the 13th century
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