Kid
Kid noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: the fire was accidentally started by a couple of kids fooling around
Youngster
Youngster noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: a herd of youngsters following their nature guide like ducklings after a mother duck
Kid is a synonym for youngster in child topic. You can use "Kid" instead a noun "Youngster", if it concerns topics such as person, guy, boy, kin. informal substitute
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Both words in one sentence
- He cried in his mom's womb, was born with his eyes open, predicted things as a kid and as a youngster... One of the 17 Aurelianos was also like this.
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Embarrassing Nickname: No youngster would enjoy being named The Kid.
Source: Useful Notes / Billy The Kid - Kid Samurai: One anecdote tells of a 13-year old youngster who, after hearing Takeda Shingen's proclamation of a big reward for any man who could kill Lord Ieyasu, becomes Ieyasu's servant and then attempts to kill him, but fails and gets caught.
Source: Literature / The Hagakure
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