young'uns
The small fry
Young'uns is informal or dialectal for young ones—children or young people, especially one's own offspring or those in a community: Get the young'uns to bed.
The spelling reflects the pronunciation, with the dropped vowel and added 's' marking the plural.
Common in Southern American and rural British speech.
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- schoolingFormal education received
- underageBelow legal minimum years
highschoolers · students · inexperience · naivete · rebellion · generation · minority · immaturity
Child learning to walk
- infancyEarliest period of life
- newbornInfant just delivered
- birthComing into the world
- cradleRocking bed for infants
bassinet · crib · stroller · diapers · swaddle · teething · pacifier · lullaby
Short, silly laughs
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
pranks · hide-and-seek · tag · whimsical · lighthearted · merry · clowning · caper
Increase in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
sprouting · budding · blossoming · transition · teenage · thrive · milestones · formative
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- schoolingFormal education received
underage · highschoolers · students · inexperience · naivete · rebellion · generation · minority · immaturity · rascals
toddler
Child learning to walk
cradle · bassinet · crib · stroller · diapers · swaddle · teething · pacifier · lullaby · nanny
giggles
Short, silly laughs
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
antics · pranks · hide-and-seek · tag · whimsical · lighthearted · merry · clowning · caper · rambunctious
growth
Increase in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
puberty · sprouting · budding · blossoming · transition · teenage · thrive · milestones · formative · impressionable