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
That youngster had not traveled before getting infected.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Toronto Tempo The Tempo have an intriguing collection of perimeter players, a lot of guards who can create a shot for themselves and their teammates like veterans Julie Allemand, Marina Mabrey, and Brittney Sykes, and youngsters Kiki Rice and Lexi Held.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The story of the Inoue brothers, who took up boxing as youngsters and grew up in loving families that encouraged their pursuit, is well known among boxing fans here.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Take Stock has been providing two-year scholarships to students for more than 30 years, offering them to youngsters from low-income families who starting in eighth grade meet with mentors and maintain decent grades.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Toronto Tempo The Tempo have an intriguing collection of perimeter players, a lot of guards who can create a shot for themselves and their teammates like veterans Julie Allemand, Marina Mabrey, and Brittney Sykes, and youngsters Kiki Rice and Lexi Held.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 May 2026
The story of the Inoue brothers, who took up boxing as youngsters and grew up in loving families that encouraged their pursuit, is well known among boxing fans here.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Take Stock has been providing two-year scholarships to students for more than 30 years, offering them to youngsters from low-income families who starting in eighth grade meet with mentors and maintain decent grades.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngster
Noun
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Take the case of Luca Reggiani, a kid from Modena, developed by Sassuolo, poached by Borussia Dortmund.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Vrabel also has two kids with his wife of 27 years.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Made in response to a difficult breakup, the work alludes to two lovers parting ways, but also to Pau’s memories of isolation as a severely asthmatic child in a notoriously polluted city, lying in bed staring at the wall and inventing stories to distract herself from the difficulty of breathing.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published a video of the altercation, showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngster. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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