stripling

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɪplɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstrɪplɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stripling)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
strip•ling /ˈstrɪplɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a youth.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
strip•ling  (stripling),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a youth.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see strip2, -ling1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stripling / ˈstrɪplɪŋ/
  1. a lad
Etymology: 13th Century: from strip2 + -ling1
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