youngster

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young person.

Pronunciation

/ˈjʌŋstə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-youngster.wav /ˈjʌŋstɚ/

Word forms

youngster youngsters

Etymology

From young + -ster. Attested from the early 17th century.

Synonyms

sapling. See also Thesaurus:child.

Antonyms

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.