Synonyms of youngsters

youngsters

noun

plural of youngster

as in kids

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

• kids
• children
• youths
• teenagers
• juveniles
• cubs
• chicks
• adolescents
• kiddies
• teens
• younglings
• moppets
• buds
• babies
• kiddos
• monkeys
• sprats
• toddlers
• bairns
• infants
• bambinos
• sprouts
• whelps
• chaps
• schoolchildren
• minors
• preschoolers
• squirts
• tykes
• schoolkids
• kindergartners
• schoolboys
• schoolgirls
• tots
• newborn
• neonates
• urchins
• whippersnappers
• lads
• weanlings
• teeners
• preteens
• nestlings
• teenyboppers
• tweens
• rascals
• cherubs
• mischiefs
• babes
• rug rats
• hellions
• rapscallions
• nippers
• bantlings
• rogues
• imps
• striplings
• subteens
• devils
• bobby-soxers
• shavers
• tomboys
• tads
• hoydens
• preteen-agers
• jackanapeses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• oldsters
• seniors
• elders
• senior citizens
• ancients
• old-timers
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youngsters

The program has grown in three years from a summer camp for eight youngsters to year-round classes for about 20 people. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

In addition to Moon and a crop of talented youngsters, A Different World is packed with OGs, between director and producer Debbie Allen and a majority of the memorable cast. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

There’s a give and take, and unfortunately, with all the youngsters on the roster the Dolphins have a slim margin for error. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 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

There was a moment towards the end of the first half of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over Tottenham Hotspur that showed why Andoni Iraola put his faith in the club’s youngsters. — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The more exotic and dangerous plunges happen from the adjacent cliffs, with youngsters jumping from 20 to 40 feet, and some as much as 50 feet. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026