stripling
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturitySynonyms: adolescentteenagerteen
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Stripling \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. [1913 Webster]
Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. --1 Sam. xvii. 56. [1913 Webster]