youngster
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Pronunciation[change]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈjʌŋstə/, SAMPA: /"jVNst@/
- (US) IPA: /ˈjʌŋstɚ/, SAMPA: /"jVNst@`/
- Hyphenation: young‧ster
Noun[change]
- (informal) A youngster is young person, someone who is not an adult. Usually this means a child, but sometimes can mean an adolescent or a baby.
- The youngsters are playing outside.
- (informal) A young animal.