YOUNGSTER

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

(noun) a young person of either sex; “she writes books for children”; “they’re just kids”; “‘tiddler’ is a British term for youngster”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

youngster (plural youngsters)

A young person.

Synonyms

• See also child.

Antonyms

• oldster

Source: Wiktionary


Young"ster, n.

Definition: A young person; a youngling; a lad. [Colloq.] "He felt himself quite a youngster, with a long life before him." G. Eliot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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