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

That’s the journey, and process for all the Dolphins’ youngsters — first-, second- and some third-year players — on this year’s rebuilding team. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

One of the acts that made a big impression on the youngsters was the Allen Tolbert Unit, whose namesake would captivate them by buzzing up and down his guitar fretboard like a hummingbird in flight. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Other programs introduced youngsters to the Alvin Ailey dance company and the New York Philharmonic, including programs conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Attempting to win and competing for a Play-In or playoff berth amounts to a significant change for a group of youngsters who’ve known nothing but losing in the NBA. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026