youngster

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Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, says Sir Alex Ferguson told him to cut out the step-overs when he was a plucky youngster at Manchester United baiting Premier League full-backs.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Where I used to see myself as a youngster, now I'm not that youngster any more.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Russell pushed on trying to close the gap, but his own fastest lap was answered by one from Antonelli, underlining that the youngster had an answer for everything Russell could throw at him.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

As the two old men told their stories, a youngster brushed past them, a machete slung over his shoulder.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

She did not know I had a youngster, for she checked her nest, saw the open mouths, and then she forgot me.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George