younglings
The next generation
Younglings are young creatures or children.
The word has an old-fashioned or literary flavor, suggesting small beings not yet grown: The mother bird fed her younglings.
It gained pop-culture currency through *Star Wars*, where it refers to children training as Jedi.
Outside that context, it remains quaint and slightly precious.
Youth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- teensAges thirteen through nineteen
- minorsThose below legal age
juniors · schoolchildren · tweens · pubescents · striplings · whippersnappers · underage · cadets
Very young children
- infantsVery young children
- babiesVery young children
- totsVery young children
- tykesSmall children, fondly
moppets · urchins · sprouts · bambinos · littles · nippers · rugrats · cherubs
Young canines or seals
fledglings · calves · foals · lambs · piglets · cygnets · ducklings · nestlings
Those newly learning
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
apprentices · trainees · recruits · newbies · tyros · amateurs · initiates · freshmen
adolescents
Youth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
- teensAges thirteen through nineteen
minors · juniors · schoolchildren · tweens · pubescents · striplings · whippersnappers · underage · cadets · colts
toddlers
Very young children
tykes · moppets · urchins · sprouts · bambinos · littles · nippers · rugrats · cherubs · babes
pups
Young canines or seals
chicks · fledglings · calves · foals · lambs · piglets · cygnets · ducklings · nestlings · tadpoles
beginners
Those newly learning
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- rookiesInexperienced beginners in profession
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
fledglings · apprentices · trainees · recruits · newbies · tyros · amateurs · initiates · freshmen · probationers
Jedi
Force-wielding space monk
- templeSacred worship structure
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- lightsaberPlasma blade from hilt
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies