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youngsters

NOUN

person before the age of maturity

Synonyms

WEAK

boy chick cub fledgling girl junior juvenile juvenile delinquent kid lad lass pup pupil student teenager young person

Antonyms

WEAK

adult

NOUN

child

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boy girl juvenile kid pupil student teenager youth

STRONG

chick cub fledgling junior lad lass moppet punk pup puppy sapling shaver sonny squirt urchin

WEAK

juvenile delinquent little guy little kid small fry snotnose kid teenybopper young adult young person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adult professor teacher

WEAK

elder

Example Sentences

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But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"I was simply transported," he said ahead of his centenary, reliving how the adult female twisted his head and looked straight into his eyes and her two youngsters sat on him as the cameras rolled.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

While plans to prevent children's usage have drawn support in many quarters, others warn that youngsters could circumvent the ban or be driven to darker corners of the internet.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Ghey has been campaigning for social media and mobile phone restrictions among youngsters after 16-year-old Brianna was killed by two teenagers in a Warrington park in 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“We have a race for you youngsters one hour before.”

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner