youngsters
Kids and teens
Youngsters are young people, typically children or teenagers.
The word carries a slightly old-fashioned or affectionate tone, often used by older speakers referring to those much younger: The youngsters were running around the yard.
It can also describe anyone notably younger in a given context: At sixty, she was surrounded by youngsters in their forties.
Young human beings
- kidsYoung human offspring
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- juvenilesUnderage individuals
minors · tots · tykes · kiddos · whippersnappers · sprouts · tweens · preteens
Organized competitive activities
- toysObjects for amusement
- laughterVocal expression of amusement
- funAmusement or pleasure
- recessPause in activity
playground · frolic · giggles · mischief · pranks · make-believe · pretend · playdate
Animated and energetic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- spiritedFull of vim
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
playful · active · bubbly · animated · dynamic · rambunctious · boisterous · frisky
Young wild mammal
- pupYoung canine or seal
- kittenJuvenile domestic feline
- foalYoung equine, under one
- calfJuvenile cow or leg part
fawn · joey · chick · duckling · gosling · cygnet · piglet · lamb
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- upbringingChildhood care and training
nurturing · learning · education · socialization · formative · coming-of-age · blossoming · mentoring
children
Young human beings
- kidsYoung human offspring
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
juveniles · minors · tots · tykes · kiddos · whippersnappers · sprouts · tweens · preteens · toddlers
games
Organized competitive activities
recess · playground · frolic · giggles · mischief · pranks · make-believe · pretend · playdate · hide-and-seek
lively
Animated and energetic
exuberant · playful · active · bubbly · animated · dynamic · rambunctious · boisterous · frisky · peppy
cub
Young wild mammal
calf · fawn · joey · chick · duckling · gosling · cygnet · piglet · lamb · kid
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- pubertySexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
upbringing · nurturing · learning · education · socialization · formative · coming-of-age · blossoming · mentoring · guidance
- young childrenbabies, infants, toddlers, tots, tykes
- young peopletoddlers, kids, preteens, teens, juveniles
- youngsterskids, children, toddlers, babies, infants
- age groupsage groups, generations, life stages, adults, children
- military cadetscadets, cadet corps, plebes, plebe, cadet training
- Naval Academymidshipman, midshipmen, Annapolis, plebe, plebes
youngsterselders
Senior community members
old folks · oldsters · seniors · the elderly · pensioners
youngstersancestors
Those from whom one descends
forebears · predecessors · grandparents · great-grandparents · elders