as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
the young boxer looked like a mere stripling next to his larger, more seasoned opponent
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Recent Examples of stripling
More important still, thrilling these ultra-cultured striplings means winning over mom and dad, too.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 June 2023
In Dunst’s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life — the sort of protagonist you’d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021
Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 5 May 2017
Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 25 June 2023
In Dunst’s hands, Antoinette is naturally happy, an excitable stripling full of life — the sort of protagonist you’d root for simply because the performer inhabiting her is so agreeable.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2021
Best-selling author Margaret George has just published a novel repackaging the Roman emperor Nero, whose name has evoked mayhem and recreational pyromania for the past 2,000 years, as a misunderstood stripling.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 5 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripling
Noun
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For the sake of all parties, but especially a young lad who has experienced a dramatic rise and fall, this is a move that needs to work.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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In jail, some say lads want to be either a footballer or a drug dealer.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Villa have already recruited a teenager centre-half this summer after the arrival of Yasin Ozcan from Kasimpasa, who signed a pre-contract agreement in February and joined up with Unai Emery’s squad on July 1.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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As a teenager, the budding performer had several run-ins with neighborhood bullies, but always fought back, Lewis said of his father.—
Larry Luxner,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
Noun
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And who can forget his time in that MTV reality show alongside his second wife Sharon and his youngest kids.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 July 2025
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Whether kids are seeing real stars like Bill Murray or Mckenna Grace, or just someone from a fan club, the effect is the same.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Instead of feeling supported, adolescents may start to believe that there’s something wrong with them, rather than recognizing it as something understandable, that deserves empathy.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The new analysis concludes that about 8.4 million U.S. adolescents — or nearly 33% — have prediabetes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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“Stripling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripling. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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