Synonyms of youngster

youngster

noun

ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 

as in kid

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a herd of youngsters following their nature guide like ducklings after a mother duck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kid
• child
• teenager
• cub
• juvenile
• youth
• chick
• adolescent
• kiddo
• teen
• baby
• youngling
• kiddy
• moppet
• kiddie
• bud
• whelp
• monkey
• bairn
• sprat
• toddler
• infant
• chap
• sprout
• bambino
• squirt
• tyke
• schoolboy
• schoolchild
• kindergartener
• preschooler
• minor
• kindergartner
• schoolkid
• newborn
• lad
• tike
• schoolgirl
• neonate
• tot
• whippersnapper
• weanling
• nestling
• babe
• urchin
• rascal
• preteen
• teener
• hellion
• cherub
• tween
• bantling
• stripling
• nipper
• rug rat
• rapscallion
• teenybopper
• imp
• mischief
• jackanapes
• rogue
• subteen
• tomboy
• devil
• shaver
• bobby-soxer
• hoyden
• tad
• preteen-ager

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adult
• grown-up
• elder
• oldster
• senior citizen
• old-timer
• ancient
• middle-ager
• senior
• golden-ager

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of youngster

Hayes Applauds Teenager Thompson Coach Hayes rightfully heaped praise on Thompson in her post-match conference, saying the youngster has a lot to offer for the national side. —Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

The only catch is that the youngsters have to be dressed in costume. Sonic: Fuel up ahead of spooky activities with a 50-cent corn dog on Oct. 31. —Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024

However the team’s modest payroll leaves general manager Pat Verbeek with nearly $20 million in cap space to maneuver should the youngsters mature faster than expected, turning the current fall optimism into legitimate hope by next spring. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

That’s good for business, said Bobby Marsh, whose namesake father started what’s now Bob’s Pumpkin Farm by selling the gourds by the side of a road as a youngster in the mid-1950s. —Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024