hobbledehoy

noun

Definition of hobbledehoynext
as in urchin

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  1. urchin
  2. whippersnapper
  3. guttersnipe
  4. gamin
  5. adolescent
  6. moppet
  7. juvenile
  8. youngster
Noun
  • After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.
    Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Correspondent Maura Barrett helps researchers place adult-sized urchins in a reef.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of urchin
Noun
  • The Jets were young whippersnappers in 2022, a team that wasn’t supposed to be any good but jumped out to a 6-3 record powered by a remarkable rookie class.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, private investigator Julie (Estrada) seeks an investigative assistant but isn't in the market to hire a young whippersnapper.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of whippersnapper
Noun
  • Seeing my friend so comfortable in comfort, my old guttersnipe buddy who’d once lived for years in actual squalor, felt odd.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Our point-of-entry into the world of competitive bloodsport is Tenax (Iwan Rheon, better than the inconsistent writing), a former guttersnipe who has risen to control a wildly successful gambling concern tied to the chariot races in the Circus Maximus.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Definition of guttersnipe
Noun
  • The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Liliane Montevecchi, a glittering French gamin who became a cabaret star in Paris, a pal of Marlon Brando’s in Hollywood, and the Tony Award-winning ‘‘muse’’ of director Tommy Tune on Broadway, died June 29 at her home in Manhattan.
    Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
Definition of gamin
Noun
  • But these same experts already have a few theories about why adolescents continue to avoid substance use in such large numbers.
    Mia Taylor, Parents, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Thus, any interaction that adolescents have with the health care system, such as emergency room visits, can be an important touchpoint for engaging in these conversations.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.
    Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • So sometimes Poppa’s House wants to focus on different generational views on child-rearing, since Junior and Nina have a pair of cute moppets.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of moppet
Noun
  • The juvenile, whose name was not released, had an initial court appearance on Thursday and is due back for a pretrial conference on Dec. 31.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Another recipient was Michael Conahan, a former Pennsylvania judge who was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison in 2011 for wrongfully imprisoning juveniles in two for-profit detention centers in exchange for financial kickbacks.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of juvenile
Noun
  • The revered and aging champion had strutted his stuff against a talented youngster.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Cookie kits are an easy way to spread holiday cheer and can be created to suit the tastes of sophisticated adults and youngsters alike.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of youngster
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