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
Those 27 episodes cover Mando and the child’s first meeting, their travels as the bounty hunter grows increasingly protective of his charge, the Mandalorian’s quest to reunite Grogu with the Jedi, the youngling’s snackish habits, Mandalorian history and more.
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Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Baby animals by themselves are often not actually abandoned
Young animals may seem alone, Heilbrun said, but their parents are typically close by and will come back to care for the youngling.
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Yvette Orozco,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings.
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Rich Owen,
Space.com,
29 Nov. 2025
In theory, that should appeal to a member of the Yautja clan, or — as the case may be — a runty youngling determined to prove his worth and be accepted into his father’s clan.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.
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Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.
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Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Baby animals by themselves are often not actually abandoned
Young animals may seem alone, Heilbrun said, but their parents are typically close by and will come back to care for the youngling.
—
Yvette Orozco,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings.
—
Rich Owen,
Space.com,
29 Nov. 2025
In theory, that should appeal to a member of the Yautja clan, or — as the case may be — a runty youngling determined to prove his worth and be accepted into his father’s clan.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on.
—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89.
—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
Like every youngling in the Order, Bree had learned important lessons from the ancient Grand Master.
—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngling
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Francois, who runs a medical rehabilitation in New York and brought his adult kids to see Les Grenadiers, said Haiti’s qualification, achieved amid extraordinary circumstances, was itself cause for celebration.
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His kids, though hesitant at first, became a large part of the business.
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All proceeds to the sell-out show, which was simulcast on ESPN, benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the MSG non-profit supporting children in need.
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child with his wife, Mamiko.
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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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