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Definition of Stripling
1. Noun. A juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
Generic synonyms: Juvenile, Juvenile Person
Specialized synonyms: Chebab, Mod, Pachuco, Punk, Punk Rocker, Rocker, Young Buck, Young Man
Derivative terms: Adolesce, Adolescent, Adolescent
Definition of Stripling
1. n. A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.
Definition of Stripling
1. Noun. (archaic) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stripling
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stripling
Literary usage of Stripling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1910)
"said a stripling, pointing with meet pride Towards a low roof with green trees
half concealed, 'Is Mossgiel Farm; and that's the very field Where Burns ..."
2. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by James Francis Augustine Pyre, Karl Young (1910)
"said a stripling, pointing with meet pride Towards a low roof with green trees
half concealed, ' Is Mossgiel Farm ; and that 's the very field Where Burns ..."
3. Sporting Magazine (1813)
"THE Stallion stripling, (sire of the Duke of Leeds's famous racer Octavian, ...
stripling is considered by experienced breeders to be one of the best bred ..."
4. The Courtship of Miles Standish by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1901)
"THE HURRYING PEN OF THE stripling." All was silent again ; the Captain continued
his reading. Nothing was heard in the room but the hurrying pen of the ..."
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