as in kids
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 younglings
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
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
Rich Owen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for younglings
Noun
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Enjoy sports events and fun activities with kids.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Seven kids in that youngest age bracket were seriously injured enough to require a hospital stay.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Smart toys that can directly respond to children and their environments have proliferated in recent years, offering parents a new way to teach their children important skills.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The guiding image of my process was not an outline, but the ball pit found at indoor playgrounds, beloved by children and feared by adults who carry hand sanitizer just for such activities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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“Younglings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/younglings. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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