youngin
Child or youth
A youngin is a young person—a child, teenager, or someone noticeably younger than the speaker.
The term is informal and often affectionate, used especially in Southern American speech: These youngins don't know how good they have it.
Also spelled young'un or young'n.
Child or young goat
- childPerson before puberty
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescentPerson in puberty
minor · toddler · whippersnapper · tyke · tot · schoolkid · preteen · infant
Inexperienced, gullible newcomer
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- newbieInexperienced person, informally
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
fledgling · tenderfoot · wet behind the ears · fresh-faced · untested · unseasoned · unschooled · raw
Animated and energetic
bouncy · spry · rambunctious · active · exuberant · vivacious · peppy · animated
Increasing or enlarging
- developingBecoming more advanced
- maturingDeveloping toward completion
- blossomingBeginning to flower
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
coming of age · puberty · adolescence · formative · budding · emerging · evolving · learning
kid
Child or young goat
adolescent · minor · toddler · whippersnapper · tyke · tot · schoolkid · preteen · infant · tween
greenhorn
Inexperienced, gullible newcomer
novice · fledgling · tenderfoot · wet behind the ears · fresh-faced · untested · unseasoned · unschooled · raw · green
lively
Animated and energetic
frisky · bouncy · spry · rambunctious · active · exuberant · vivacious · peppy · animated · bubbly
growing
Increasing or enlarging
- developingBecoming more advanced
- maturingDeveloping toward completion
- blossomingBeginning to flower
sprouting · coming of age · puberty · adolescence · formative · budding · emerging · evolving · learning · nurturing
- young manMale in early adulthood
- younger brotherMale sibling born later
- younger sisterLater-born female sibling
- young womanFemale youth
- young ladyYouthful female person
- young menMales in early adulthood