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Definition of "stripling" [strip•ling]

  • An adolescent youth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "stripling" in a sentence
  • "Thus then I should meet this titled stripling -- the son of my father's friend."
  • "Thus then I should meet this titled stripling — the son of my father’s friend."
  • "I wasn't exactly what you'd call a stripling of a girl."