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

Protect your youngsters with H&M's expansive line of cooling socks, clothing and more. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Although nursing typically ends around 16 weeks, raccoon youngsters often remain with their moms for up to nine months. — Kelly Lambert, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

There are also annual membership options, as adults can pay $300 for the year, seniors pay $200 and youngsters pay $75. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Kings summer league coach Chris Darnell was asked if the youngsters can help turn the tide for a team that has struggled defensively for years. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Thompson was part of an impressive crop of youngsters at Hotspur Way, including Luca Williams-Barnett and Jun’ai Byfield, but Thompson and his family had a desire to relocate from London due to family circumstances. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Novak Djokovic—the greatest male player ever, still battling the youngsters at age 39—and Coco Gauff, whose talent and drive have her in position to join tennis’s new pantheon. — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026