as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
she quit babysitting when she got tired of wrangling younglings who weren't even her own
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Recent Examples of youngling
Like every youngling in the Order, Bree had learned important lessons from the ancient Grand Master.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
The Jedi who weren’t good enough yet for anything else—the younglings.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
And, the younglings can come along, safe and secure, in child safety seats finished in the same Pasha fabric.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
And indeed, during the relatively short time AI agents are in use by younglings, tragic cases have already emerged.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Not much further though…unless some of the younglings play outstanding.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
In its own very different way, Skeleton Crew is also trying to see this territory through new eyes — in this case, four younglings who should probably be in science class and not figuring out how to get a ship into hyperspace.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Along with the announcement, Disney also posted a new trailer teasing how younglings Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), KB (Kyriana Kratter), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime with Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) as their Force-sensitive guide.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2024
Many male animals—including lions and gorillas—slay such younglings to ensure all future offspring are theirs.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
The Jedi who weren’t good enough yet for anything else—the younglings.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
And, the younglings can come along, safe and secure, in child safety seats finished in the same Pasha fabric.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
And indeed, during the relatively short time AI agents are in use by younglings, tragic cases have already emerged.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Not much further though…unless some of the younglings play outstanding.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
In its own very different way, Skeleton Crew is also trying to see this territory through new eyes — in this case, four younglings who should probably be in science class and not figuring out how to get a ship into hyperspace.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Along with the announcement, Disney also posted a new trailer teasing how younglings Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), KB (Kyriana Kratter), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime with Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) as their Force-sensitive guide.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2024
Many male animals—including lions and gorillas—slay such younglings to ensure all future offspring are theirs.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngling
Noun
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This is especially good for those staple items kids are always using – notebooks, binders, folders, colored pencils, pens and more.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Does a person with this much contempt for texts by day insist on reading aloud to his kids at night?—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Looking at the imagery of The Sun card in the Tarot, this is a reminder that your inner child is not gone, but ready to be reawakened.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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France has issued a restrictive outdoor smoking ban, including at public parks, swimming pools, beaches, or anywhere children may be present, to ensure their protection.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 July 2025
Noun
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There were these two bear cubs and a momma bear there.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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The 10-piece Lego set comes with penguin, chick, lioness, and cub figures, as well as bricks that showcase each animal’s natural habitat for fun and educational play.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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