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
The program is organized by the fire brigade and provides educational and recreational activities for around 5,000 youngsters from ages 7 to 17 at a number of beaches in the state.
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Things got slightly more chaotic when Kaufman introduced a child's costume that saw a youngster walk out to set with a barrel over his body, with the controversial — and subsequently canceled — Cracker Barrel logo on it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Under cross-examination on Thursday, Parker’s attorney inferred that Zwerner herself could or should have taken more decisive action against the gun-wielding youngster.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
While rookies Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen have flashed, the trio of the two youngsters and Wonnum isn’t going to be enough for the home stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
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Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Things got slightly more chaotic when Kaufman introduced a child's costume that saw a youngster walk out to set with a barrel over his body, with the controversial — and subsequently canceled — Cracker Barrel logo on it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Under cross-examination on Thursday, Parker’s attorney inferred that Zwerner herself could or should have taken more decisive action against the gun-wielding youngster.
—Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
While rookies Nic Scourton and Princely Umanmielen have flashed, the trio of the two youngsters and Wonnum isn’t going to be enough for the home stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngster
Noun
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The driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngster. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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