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, the younglings can come along, safe and secure, in child safety seats finished in the same Pasha fabric.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
And indeed, during the relatively short time AI agents are in use by younglings, tragic cases have already emerged.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngling
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For Stowell, his wife and three kids, including his son who was younger than 10, entrance to Hollywood Studios cost $974.—
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The clinics will also include financial education resources for kids and families that will be delivered through the lens of basketball.—
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While recording a commercial focused on hopes for one’s children, the script struck a personal chord.—
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Ventura is pregnant with her third child with her husband Alex Fine, who is present in the courtroom Thursday.—
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Many clouded leopards refuse to raise their cubs in captivity, said Melissa McCartney, senior manager of animal care.—
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The bear growled, huffed and clacked her teeth — making sure her message of getting away from her cubs got across.—
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“Youngling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngling. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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