youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər 
Examples of youngster in a Sentence
As a youngster, he was very shy.
bright-eyed youngsters interested in learning
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But his injury is a tough blow to a team that hoped to use the final month of the season to continue developing its youngsters.
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Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: LLMs are like youngsters who have read a lot but do not have experience of the world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Valspar Championship has already announced two of its sponsorship exemptions, this time for youngsters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: LLMs are like youngsters who have read a lot but do not have experience of the world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
The youngster’s injuries were severe — compression fractures on his neck and upper back, a subdural hematoma, ligament injuries in his neck, rectal bleeding, a laceration to his pancreas and other intestinal and abdominal injuries, prosecutors said.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
The Valspar Championship has already announced two of its sponsorship exemptions, this time for youngsters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Youngster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/youngster. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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youngster
noun
young·ster
ˈyəŋ(k)-stər
1
: a young person : youth
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