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

When some youngsters in Rome tried to set a dumpster on fire, others quickly extinguished the blaze, keen to avoid the type of violence that has marred similar protests in France. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Wright came to Hollywood to audition for director Peter Tewksbury (Father Knows Best, My Three Sons) for a role on television as a Southern youngster who could play the guitar. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

Team Stripes captain Zack Birge believes his squad has an advantage over the Bassmaster youngsters. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The youngster’s relationship to the victim or the suspect was not immediately clear. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026