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Youngster

noun/jˈʌŋstɚ/
Definition
a young person of either sex
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/jˈʌŋstɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/jˈʌŋstə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/jˈʌŋstə/
2 syllables Say it as /jˈʌŋstɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna young person of either sex
“she writes books for children”
Word Forms
childlyadjectivebefitting a young child
childhoodnounthe time of person's life when they are a child
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Jugendlicher
ein junger Mensch beiderlei Geschlechts
🇫🇷French
enfant
un jeune des deux sexes
🇪🇸Spanish
joven
un joven de cualquier sexo
🇮🇹Italian
giovanotto
un giovane di entrambi i sessi
🇳🇱Dutch
jongere
een jong persoon van beide geslachten
🇵🇹Portuguese
jovem
um jovem de ambos os sexos
🇷🇺Russian
юноша
молодой человек любого пола
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नौजवान
किसी भी लिंग का युवा व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
যুবক
উভয় লিঙ্গের একজন যুবক
🇮🇳Tamil
இளைஞன்
இரு பாலினத்தவர்
🇮🇳Telugu
యువకుడు
ఏ లింగానికి చెందిన యువకుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
तरुण
एकतर लिंगाची तरुण व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
યુવાન
બંને જાતિનો યુવાન વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಯುವಕ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಲಿಂಗದ ಯುವಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചെറുപ്പക്കാരൻ
ഏതെങ്കിലും ലിംഗത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു യുവാവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੌਜਵਾਨ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਲਿੰਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨੌਜਵਾਨ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
نوجوان
کسی بھی جنس کا ایک نوجوان
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
青少年
年轻人,无论性别
🇯🇵Japanese
若者
性別を問わず若い人
🇰🇷Korean
어린이
남녀노소의 젊은이
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người trẻ tuổi
một người trẻ thuộc cả hai giới
🇹🇭Thai
เจ้าหนู
คนหนุ่มสาวไม่ว่าเพศใด
🇮🇩Indonesian
pemuda
seorang pemuda dari kedua jenis kelamin
🇵🇭Filipino
binata
isang kabataan ng alinmang kasarian
🇲🇾Malay
anak muda
orang muda dari mana-mana jantina
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شاب
شاب من كلا الجنسين
🇮🇷Persian
جوان
یک جوان از هر جنس
🇹🇷Turkish
genç
her iki cinsiyetten bir genç
🇮🇱Hebrew
צָעִיר
אדם צעיר משני המינים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'youngster'?
The primary meaning of 'youngster' is 'a young person of either sex'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'youngster' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'youngster' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'youngster' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'youngster' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'youngster' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'youngster' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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