youngster

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a young person

   I was suspicious of the youngsters who were eyeballing my merchandise.

2. 2
   noun

   A young person.

   As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.

Etymology

From young + -ster. Attested from the early 17th century.