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

In this Christmas caper, fifth-grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) assembles a group of talented youngsters to game Santa’s system and prove that naughty is in the eye of the beholder. —Sezín Devi Koehler, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024

Oleksandr works as a project manager for a Ukrainian non-profit, helping to plan events that pull Ukraine's youngsters into discussions on how to rebuild their country. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024

But it was always intended for Maresca to have around 22 outfield players to work with, plus space for any youngsters from the under-21s, this season. —Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024

As a youngster, to be a part of a brotherhood, especially as an only child, was special to me. —Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024