Jüngling — meaning in English

English meaning

• sapling noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
• stripling noun (old-fashioned) A teenage boy who is not yet fully grown into a man.
• youngling noun A young human, creature, or plant; a chit.

Senses

Jüngling is used for these senses in English:

• sapling A young tree, larger than a seedling.
• stripling (dated, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].
• youngling A young person, animal, or plant; chit.

sapling — full definition

1. noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
2. noun A young person, especially a boy approaching adulthood.

stripling — full definition

1. noun (old-fashioned) A teenage boy who is not yet fully grown into a man.
2. noun A young plant that has had most of its leaves removed.

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