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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young man |
| Synonyms: | buck, cadet, chap, child, dude*, fellow, gamin, guy, half-pint, junior, lad, little guy, little shaver, master, punk*, puppy, runt, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, sprout*, squirt, stripling, tadpole, whippersnapper, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | girl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | juvenile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young person |
| Synonyms: | adolescent, boy, child, girl, infant, kid*, minor, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | adult |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kid |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young person |
| Synonyms: | baby, bairn, boy, child, daughter, girl, infant, juvenile, lad, lass, little one, son, teenager, tot, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | adult |
| Main Entry: | lad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young man |
| Synonyms: | boy, buddy, child, fellow, guy, half-pint, juvenile, kid*, runt, schoolboy, son, stripling, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | man |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | male |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man |
| Synonyms: | Mr., boy, brother, father, fellow, gent, gentleman, grandfather, guy, he, husband, sir, son |
| Antonyms: | female |
| Main Entry: | minor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person under legal age of maturity |
| Synonyms: | adolescent, baby, boy, child, girl, infant, junior, juvenile, lad, little one, schoolboy, schoolgirl, teenager, underage, youngster, youth |
| Antonyms: | adult |
| Main Entry: | stripling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | youngster |
| Synonyms: | adolescent, boy, fledgling, lad, minor, youth |
| Main Entry: | youngster/youth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person before the age of maturity |
| Synonyms: | boy, chick*, cub, fledgling, girl, junior, juvenile, juvenile delinquent, kid*, lad, lass, pup, pupil, student, teenager, young person |
| Antonyms: | adult |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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