stripling

[ strip-ling ]

noun

1. a youth.

stripling

/ ˈstrɪplɪŋ /

noun

1. a lad

Word History and Origins

Origin of stripling¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; strip ², -ling ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of stripling¹

C13: from strip ² + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

The heir apparent (a stripling of 61) is not universally popular.

From The Daily Beast

The bellicose ardor of the stripling seemed to strike the royal envoy even more forcibly than anything he had yet seen.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, what a foolish stripling Am I, who here about four days have wandered In quest of a mere phantom!

From Project Gutenberg

An ambitious stripling has only to brandish his sword and shout a few magniloquent words to induce them to rush to certain death.

From Project Gutenberg

Goodness is proper to the aged; it is their sole glory; why should this milky stripling bring it into disrepute?

From Project Gutenberg

I went in a stripling and grew into manhood with muscled arms big as a bookkeeper's legs.

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