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youngster Definition

young·ster (yuŋstər)

noun

  1. a child
  2. a youth
  3. a young animal
  4. ☆ a sophomore in the U.S. Naval Academy

youngster Synonyms

youngster

n.

child, boy, girl, pupil, kid*; see also youth 1.

youngster Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • danger: Police will also be visiting schools to warn youngsters about the dangers.

Converse of object

  • impair: There are seven registered blind children and around 50 visually impaired youngsters in Northamptonshire's mainstream schools and nurseries.
  • educate: I said I was trying to educate 30 youngsters so they could enter the world of finance with some understanding.
  • encourage: There will also be table tennis and table football to encourage youngsters to mix together and communicate.
  • entertain: A ski kindergarten is also available to keep youngsters entertained.
  • deter: Minister Nicky Cruz is behind the team of former gangsters currently touring housing estates to deter youngsters from a life of crime.
  • warn: Police will also be visiting schools to warn youngsters about the dangers.

Converse of subject

  • replace: A few minutes later Earnie was replaced by youngster Stuart Fleetwood.

Adjective modifier

  • promising: Have you any promising youngsters breaking into the team?
  • talented: Chelsea are accused of breaking the rules to lure two talented youngsters from Bates ' current club Leeds.
  • disaffected: THE Brick Lane Youth Project is to buy two new minibusses to improve its services to disaffected youngsters in the boro.
  • disadvantaged: The new restaurant called Fifteen in Westland Place, near Old Street, was set up to train disadvantaged youngsters from Hackney.
  • underage: A number of alcohol seizures were made over the weekend, and individuals are likely to be charged with supplying drink to underage youngsters.
  • up-and-coming: With a significant number of injuries it seems that a few of the up-and-coming youngsters will get their chance to impress.

Noun used with modifier

  • academy: As Newcastle kicked off I became aware that the lad sat behind me was academy youngster James Frayne.
  • coaching: He retains his link with the game, coaching youngsters while working as a freelance sports journalist.

Possessives

  • today: Today's youngsters are increasingly interested in the future.
  • club: The club's youngster continued to make their mark by taking the Central League championship that season for the first time.

Preposition: from

  • background: Youngsters from poorer backgrounds ( boys, especially ) can buckle to peer group pressure and develop negative attitudes to learning early on.

Preposition: with

  • disability: Birmingham has come near the bottom of a hall of shame for failing to integrate youngsters with disabilities.

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