Synonyms of younglings

younglings

noun

plural of youngling

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• juveniles
• youths
• youngsters
• chicks
• cubs
• kiddies
• teenagers
• moppets
• adolescents
• babies
• whelps
• buds
• monkeys
• teens
• kiddos
• bairns
• sprouts
• infants
• toddlers
• bambinos
• sprats
• chaps
• minors
• squirts
• neonates
• tykes
• preschoolers
• schoolchildren
• kindergartners
• schoolkids
• newborn
• tots
• nestlings
• whippersnappers
• schoolboys
• weanlings
• hellions
• tweens
• mischiefs
• urchins
• schoolgirls
• preteens
• imps
• rapscallions
• bantlings
• cherubs
• rogues
• rascals
• teenyboppers
• striplings
• lads
• babes
• nippers
• teeners
• rug rats
• tads
• tomboys
• devils
• subteens
• shavers
• bobby-soxers
• hoydens
• jackanapeses
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• elders
• ancients
• oldsters
• seniors
• senior citizens
• old-timers
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

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. —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