youngster
youngster
Definition
young·ster (yuŋ′stər)
noun
- a child
- a youth
- a young animal
- ☆ a sophomore in the U.S. Naval Academy
youngster
Synonyms
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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