noun
Meaning 1
A young person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A young person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
a young person of either sex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: child, kid, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: juvenile, juvenile person
Narrower terms: bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag, kiddy, orphan, peanut, pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny, poster child, preschooler, kindergartner, kindergartener, silly, sprog, toddler, yearling, tot, bambino, urchin, waif, street child
History
From young + -ster. Attested from the early 17th century.
Across languages
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