Meaning of STRIPLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'stripling
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[n] a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity |
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STRIPLING is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | adolescent, teenager |
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| | See Also: | | juvenile, juvenile person, mod, pachuco, punk, punk rocker, rocker, young buck, young man | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Strip"ling\, n. [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip
from the main stock or steam.]
A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from
boyhood to manhood; a lad.
Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. --1 Sam. xvii.
56.
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