youngling

noun

ˈyəŋ-liŋ How to pronounce youngling (audio)
Definition of younglingnext
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood she quit babysitting when she got tired of wrangling younglings who weren't even her own

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Recent Examples of youngling The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings. — Rich Owen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025 In theory, that should appeal to a member of the Yautja clan, or — as the case may be — a runty youngling determined to prove his worth and be accepted into his father’s clan. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2025 So after gathering all the adults who had tried to exert influence over the hybrids in a holding cell, Wendy laid down the new laws of the land while her Xenomorph and its chestburster youngling watched menacingly on. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Sep. 2025 But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025 All the younglings were talking about it, though none had seen it. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngling
  1. kid
  2. child
Noun
  • Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Health experts are also pushing the government to expand the program to vaccinate children over five.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The driver was still in the truck, as were two children, Moses said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of child

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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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