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young·ster
(yŭng′stər)n.
1. A young person; a child or youth.
2. A young animal.
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youngster
(ˈjʌŋstə)n
1. (Sociology) a young person; child or youth
2. (Zoology) a young animal, esp a horse
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young•ster
(ˈyʌŋ stər)n.
1. a child.
2. a young person.
3. a young horse or other animal.
[1580–90]
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Noun 1. [画像:youngster - a young person of either sex]youngster - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
child's body - the body of a human child
juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
bairn - a child: son or daughter
buster - a robust child
changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"
kiddy - a young child
orphan - a child who has lost both parents
peanut - a young child who is small for his age
poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
sprog - a child
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
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youngster
noun youth, girl, boy, kid (informal), lad, teenager, juvenile, cub, young person, lass, young adult, pup (informal, chiefly Brit.), urchin, teenybopper (slang), young shaver (informal), young 'un (informal) Other youngsters are not so lucky.
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youngster
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Translations
صَبي، صِبيان
mladík
ungt menneske
gyerkõc
barn, unglingur
mladenič
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young
(jaŋ) adjective in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old. a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf. jong ناشئ، صَغير السِّن، فَتى، شاب млад jovem mladý jung ung; lille νέος, νεαρός joven noor, vastsündinud جوان nuori jeune צעיר तरुण, किशोर, जवान mlad fiatal, ifjú muda ungur giovane 若い 젊은 jaunas jauns; mazs muda jong ung, liten, små- młody ځوان، ځلمى، ژڼى، وړوكى، بې تجربې، ناپوه كمزورى، نوى، تازه، اوسنى jovem tânăr молодой mladý mlad mlad ung, liten เยาว์วัย genç, küçük 年輕的 молодий; юний نوجوان non; trẻ 年轻的
noun plural the group of animals or birds produced by parents. Most animals defend their young. kleintjies صِغار، أبْناء малки filhotes mladé die Jungen (pl.) unge νεογνά, μικρά crías järglased بچه ها poikaset petits צֶאצַאִים छोटा, अल्पवयस्क mladunci kölyök anak ungar piccoli 動物の子 젊은이들 jaunikliai mazuļi anak jong unge, avkom młode ځلميان، ځوانان، بچى، چيچيان filhotes puii детёныши; птенцы mláďatá mladiči mladunci ungar ลูกอ่อน yavru 幼獸,幼禽 молодняк جانوروں کے بچے con non 幼崽
ˈyoungster noun a young person. A group of youngsters were playing football. jongeling صَبي، صِبيان дете garoto mladík der Bursche ungt menneske νεαρός joven nooruk کودک؛ بچه nuorukainen jeune צעיר जवान mladić gyerkőc pemuda barn, unglingur ragazzino 若者 어린이 paauglys jauns cilvēks; jauneklis; jaunietis anak muda jongmens barn, unge, tenåring wyrostek هلك، وړوكى garoto tânăr подросток mladík mladenič mlada osoba grabb, unge, yngling, tonåring เด็ก genç, delikanlı 年輕人 хлопець, юнак ایک نوجوان شخص đứa trẻ 年轻人
the young young people in general. die jeug الشَّباب младеж os jovens mládež die Jugend de unge η νεολαία, οι νέοι los jóvenes, la juventud, la gente joven noorsugu جوانان nuoriso les jeunes הַדּוֹר הַצָּעִיר विवाह योग्य mladi ljudi a fiatalok orang muda unga fólkið i giovani 若者たち 젊은이 jaunimas jaunieši; jaunatne orang muda jongeren unge mennesker, ungdom młodzież ځوانان os jovens tinerii; tineret молодёжь mládež mladina mladi de unga, ungdomar คนหนุ่มสาว gençler, gençlik 年輕一代 молодь نوجوان giới trẻ 年轻一代
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youngster
n. jovencito-a, muchacho-a.
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