younglings

noun

plural of youngling
as in kids
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood she quit babysitting when she got tired of wrangling younglings who weren't even her own

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Recent Examples of younglings The fiddly build and lack of play features make this a Lego set that's better suited for collectors rather than younglings. — Rich Owen, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025 But even younglings with a limited attention span, who can't sit still for an entire feature film, will forever have a connection to the screen icon who died Tuesday at the age of 89. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for younglings
  1. kids
  2. children
Noun
  • Kotb and her daughters posed for a summery moms-and-kids photo alongside her Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host and their executive producer Talia Parkinson.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Cheryl Reeve has been the loudest voice in favor of inclusion of transgender kids in particular.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Lindsay Clancy has not taken the stand, but the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children communicated in multiple ways at her murder trial this week.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in 2024 nearly 9,600 children were born to foreign mothers with an official address outside the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of children

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“Younglings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/younglings. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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