striplings

noun

plural of stripling
as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent

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  1. boys
  2. teenagers
  3. kids
  4. youths
  5. lads
Noun
  • By tightening those subplots, the series focuses more by design on exploring the inner lives of Cathy, Adam and Lee (Hoon Lee) — the Trask’s cook and housekeeper who becomes a second parent of sorts to Charles’ twin boys, Cal and Aron.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • My boys dropped tennis after high school and are now in a college band together.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of boys
Noun
  • Following an alert from a fishing vessel about bodies in the water off the coast of Calais, French authorities recovered 27 bodies, including two teenagers and a child.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • First, as the teenagers squabble about whether to follow him, Greene’s character misses his line.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • In the winter months of 1973, kids were taking flashlights to the pitch-black bus stops in the morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The former Panthers running back said youth sports give kids a platform to find belonging and purpose among their peers.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Alabama sued the social media company in 2025 claiming that the platform had negative effects on the mental well-being of youths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The number of Connecticut youths accessing emergency shelters has increased by about 5% from 2025 to 2026, and resources for that population are thin, homeless service providers said.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of youths
Noun
  • There's a multitude of Gucci wearers in the world, spanning bratty aristocrats, the new bourgeois, and lads buying outlet merchandise.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Kyle Walker and even some of the foreign lads were taking the p***.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lads
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“Striplings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/striplings. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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