youngster

noun/ˈjʌŋstər/

Frequency rank: #9,906 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a young person, especially a child or teenager.

Illustration for the English word “youngster”

Example sentence

The coach praised the talented youngster for his hard work during practice.

Synonyms & related words

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