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
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Recent Examples of youngster
For Cleveland, Tyson has been an example of a high-salary team maximizing talent, drafting well and developing its youngsters.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Get creative with those youngsters.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In 1948, Zionist forces shell Jaffa, where Sharif (Adam Bakri) resides with his wife and children, including sensitive youngster Salim (Salah Aldeen Mai).
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The youngsters looked like the foundation for a defensive rebuild of sorts.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Get creative with those youngsters.
—Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
In 1948, Zionist forces shell Jaffa, where Sharif (Adam Bakri) resides with his wife and children, including sensitive youngster Salim (Salah Aldeen Mai).
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The youngsters looked like the foundation for a defensive rebuild of sorts.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngster
Noun
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This is a bold and unapologetic novel for edge-seekers, doom-scrollers, latchkey kids, horn-dogs and all those who love hard.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, district officials say ICE continues to hang out around their schools — keeping kids, parents and staff on edge.—
Reg Chapman,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Daily life has been upended at schools, hospitals, stores and restaurants and in neighborhoods where sidewalks were once well-trodden with runners, people walking their dogs, families taking daily strolls and children heading back home after getting dropped off by the bus.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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According to Jason Miyares, the former Republican attorney general, House Bill 863 includes proposals to effectively eliminate minimum sentencing for manslaughter, rape, possession and distribution of child pornography, assaulting a law enforcement officer and other repeat violent felonies.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngster. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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