youngling

Adj

Young; youthful.

Noun

A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English youngling, ȝongelyng, ȝungling, from Old English ġeongling (“a youth, youngling”), from Proto-West Germanic *jungiling, from Proto-Germanic *jungalingaz, *jungilingaz (“young man, youngling”); equivalent to young + -ling. Doublet of Yngling.

Synonyms

baby-faced, child, hebetic, juvenile, young, youngling, youngly, youngsome, youngthly, youthful, youthly, youthsome

Scrabble Score: 14

youngling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
youngling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
youngling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

youngling: valid Words With Friends Word