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

These are the moments, the opportunities, the games every NFL youngster, backup, fringe roster player prays for. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Walker faces Gully in Wednesday's opening round, giving us another veteran-versus-youngster matchup right out of the gate. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Other youngsters enjoying the night out include budding DJ Matan Lavi (Nevo Katan), whose parents Katya (Lena Fraifeld) and Gadi (Lior Miller) are on the verge of separation. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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