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youngster

[ yuhng-ster ]

/ ˈyʌŋ stər /

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noun

a child.

a young person.

a young horse or other animal.

(in the British navy) a midshipman of less than four years' standing.

(in the U.S. Naval Academy) a midshipman in the second year.

Origin of youngster

First recorded in 1580–90; young + -ster

SYNONYMS FOR youngster

2 youth, lad, stripling, boy; girl.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR youngster ON THESAURUS.COM

Words nearby youngster

younger edda, youngest, younghusband, youngish, youngling, youngster, youngstown, younker, your, your guess is as good as mine, yourcenar

Example sentences from the Web for youngster

A surveillance video shows the radio car driving directly into the park, just feet from the youngster.

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As a youngster Gavin lived in a barely habitable one-room apartment in East Los Angeles with his two siblings and his parents.

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Back to all the dabbling as a youngster—why did you choose acting over sports and music?

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He's a youngster—twenty or thereabouts—and he purports to be reading for his exams for the Army.

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Stopping for breakfast, we borrowed a room and despatched a youngster to forage for a table and eggs.

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I never cared for it as a youngster and I haven't had any for a cat's age.

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She seemed to think whatever I did was all right, even when I shied at holdin' the youngster for the first time.

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"Move on, youngster," quoth a policeman at this moment, and thus put an end to my soliloquy.

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British Dictionary definitions for youngster

youngster

/ (ˈjʌŋstə) /

noun

a young person; child or youth

a young animal, esp a horse