noun

youngster

youngster, child, youth

The park was full of youngsters playing.

The park was full of youngsters playing.

He's a promising youngster on the team.

He's a promising youngster on the team.

a/the youngster a young person A group of youngsters were playing soccer.

Synonyms: child, kid, youth; Antonyms: adult, elder

From 'young' plus the suffix '-ster', which denotes a person of a certain kind.

Think of the '-ster' suffix as meaning 'a person who is...', like in 'gangster'. A 'youngster' is a 'young person'.

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