youngster

American  

[yuhng-ster] / ˈyʌŋ stər /

noun

1. a child.

2. a young person.

   Synonyms:

   girl, boy, stripling, lad, youth

3. a young horse or other animal.

4. (in the British navy) a midshipman of less than four years' standing.

5. (in the U.S. Naval Academy) a midshipman in the second year.

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youngster British  

/ ˈjʌŋstə /

noun

1. a young person; child or youth

2. a young animal, esp a horse

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Etymology

Origin of youngster

First recorded in 1580–90; young + -ster

Example Sentences

A fortnight after searches began, the youngsters' bodies were found in a ditch about 10 miles away, near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk.

From BBC

Far away, its parents, towering more than 40 feet tall, continue their lives with no direct involvement in the youngster's daily survival.

From Science Daily

Ahead of the visit, youngsters prepared handmade jewellery in the gallery's education room.

From BBC

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's

Meanwhile, Laurens believes Serie A clubs are no longer producing good enough youngsters.

From BBC

Related Words

• boy
• child
• girl
• juvenile
• kid
• pupil
• student
• teenager
• youth