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
And indeed, during the relatively short time AI agents are in use by younglings, tragic cases have already emerged.
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Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Not much further though…unless some of the younglings play outstanding.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
In its own very different way, Skeleton Crew is also trying to see this territory through new eyes — in this case, four younglings who should probably be in science class and not figuring out how to get a ship into hyperspace.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Along with the announcement, Disney also posted a new trailer teasing how younglings Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), KB (Kyriana Kratter), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime with Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) as their Force-sensitive guide.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2024
Many male animals—including lions and gorillas—slay such younglings to ensure all future offspring are theirs.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
In true Star Wars fashion, kids are called younglings or padawans (both gender-neutral terms).
—Deanne Revel, Parents, 22 May 2024
Our delightful server, Lulu, introduced each course and helped us out when our youngling was being especially difficult about trying both the safer and more adventurous options on the menu.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
In the second season, the Mandalorian reluctantly worked to reunite Grogu with his own kind—or at least with a Jedi so the youngling could grow stronger in the Force.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Not much further though…unless some of the younglings play outstanding.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
In its own very different way, Skeleton Crew is also trying to see this territory through new eyes — in this case, four younglings who should probably be in science class and not figuring out how to get a ship into hyperspace.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2024
Along with the announcement, Disney also posted a new trailer teasing how younglings Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Neel (Robert Timothy Smith), KB (Kyriana Kratter), and Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime with Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) as their Force-sensitive guide.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 26 Nov. 2024
Many male animals—including lions and gorillas—slay such younglings to ensure all future offspring are theirs.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 6 May 2024
In true Star Wars fashion, kids are called younglings or padawans (both gender-neutral terms).
—Deanne Revel, Parents, 22 May 2024
Our delightful server, Lulu, introduced each course and helped us out when our youngling was being especially difficult about trying both the safer and more adventurous options on the menu.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
In the second season, the Mandalorian reluctantly worked to reunite Grogu with his own kind—or at least with a Jedi so the youngling could grow stronger in the Force.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngling
Noun
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Rocky Gap participates in the Maryland Park Service's Scales & Tales education program for kids.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Mar. 2025
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Julie Andrews as Maria Andrews starred as Maria, the precocious and inspirational governess who helps the von Trapp kids learn to embrace music and family — and later becomes their stepmother.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Make your 100 percent tax-deductible donation today to help UNICEF reach more children in need.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are at least three different episodes that feature mama bears coming out of hibernation and looking for different ways to feed her twin — always twin — cubs.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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