Synonyms of youngster

youngster

noun

ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a herd of youngsters following their nature guide like ducklings after a mother duck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• teenager
• cub
• juvenile
• youth
• chick
• kiddo
• adolescent
• teen
• baby
• youngling
• moppet
• kiddie
• bud
• whelp
• monkey
• bairn
• sprat
• toddler
• infant
• chap
• sprout
• bambino
• squirt
• tyke
• schoolboy
• schoolchild
• preschooler
• minor
• kindergartner
• schoolkid
• newborn
• lad
• schoolgirl
• neonate
• tot
• whippersnapper
• weanling
• nestling
• babe
• urchin
• rascal
• preteen
• teener
• hellion
• cherub
• tween
• bantling
• stripling
• nipper
• rug rat
• rapscallion
• teenybopper
• imp
• mischief
• jackanapes
• rogue
• subteen
• tomboy
• devil
• shaver
• hoyden
• tad
• preteen-ager
• bobby-soxer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• elder
• oldster
• senior citizen
• old-timer
• ancient
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youngster

The youngster was dispossessed but the ball fell to Mac Allister, who curled his effort into the top corner. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Tiafoe, the 11 seed in the tournament, had kudos for the youngster after the match. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

The more exotic and dangerous plunges happen from the adjacent cliffs, with youngsters jumping from 20 to 40 feet, and some as much as 50 feet. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

On the men’s side, England striker Harry Kane, French attacker Kylian Mbappé and Spanish youngster Lamine Yamal are the three leading contenders. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026