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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The hilarious comedian brings the heat (and the guilt trips) in her Hulu debut special, taking aim at husbands, kids, in-laws, and anyone who dares question an Indian mom’s wisdom.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
30 June 2025
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Supreme had skaters, kids who didn’t fit in anywhere else.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Being a child, over 65 or pregnant puts you at greater risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.—
Joel Shannon,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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But other commenters raise a very valid point: child care.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Thompson said mother bears may expand their range while teaching cubs where to look for food while older, juvenile bears — those between the ages of 18 and 30 months — will leave their mother’s home range and travel in search of a new place to settle down.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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The cub was initially treated at Serrano Animal and Bird Hospital in Orange County, before being transferred to the humane society for his long-term rehab.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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