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

In 2023, youngsters between the ages of 9 and 12 averaged six hours a day excluding school. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

He was involved with NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which is presented each year to youngsters studying space, science, technology and math. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

West Ham could have capitulated after Leo Scienza’s opener for Southampton in the 10th minute, but the youngsters showed they were not overawed. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

There’s an outdoor kids club with a schedule of activities and a babysitting service, but most youngsters looked happy enough playing on the sand while parents lounged nearby or got involved in the digging. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

So in the days leading up to the contentious reveal of the Khashoggi proposal last September, Chiles and Beriro, and others banded together with Hearst and Burch—relative youngsters—and lawyered up. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Ullom, exhibiting directorial prowess far beyond his years, keeps audiences on the edge of their seat as these youngsters barrel down a seemingly endless road. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

The car turns onto a dark road that, to the youngsters’ growing unease, appears to stretch on forever through an infinite forest. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Her husband, Isaac Marnik, works with a nonprofit that provides after-school and summer programs for youngsters, and the family enjoys hiking and camping. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026