A young person between birth and puberty

• bairn

  1. (Scot.) A son or daughter; child
  2. A child.

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  1. (Scot.) A son or daughter; child
  2. A child.

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• youngster

  1. A youth
  2. A young person.
  3. A child

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  1. A youth
  2. A young person.
  3. A child

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• tot

  1. A small child.
  2. A young child

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  1. A small child.
  2. A young child

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• moppet

  1. (Informal) A little child
  2. A young child.
  3. (Colloquial) A child.

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  1. (Informal) A little child
  2. A young child.
  3. (Colloquial) A child.

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• juvenile

  1. A book for young people
  2. (Biol.) A young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult
  3. A young person; child or youth

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  1. A book for young people
  2. (Biol.) A young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult
  3. A young person; child or youth

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• innocent

  1. A very young child.
  2. A person knowing no evil or sin, such as a child

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  1. A very young child.
  2. A person knowing no evil or sin, such as a child

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• child

  1. Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:

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  1. Someone to whom a specified person is a parent.
  2. A member of a tribe; descendant:
  3. An individual regarded as strongly affected by another or by a specified time, place, or circumstance:

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• bud

  1. The stage or condition of having buds:
  2. Any undeveloped or immature person or thing
  3. A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. Some species have mixed buds containing two of these structures, or even all three. &diamf3; Terminal buds occur at the end of a stem, twig, or branch. &diamf3; Axillary buds, also known as lateral buds , occur in the axils of leaves (in the upper angle of where the leaf grows from the stem). &diamf3; Accessory buds often occur clustered around terminal buds or above and on either side of axillary buds. Accessory buds are usually smaller than terminal and axillary buds.

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  1. The stage or condition of having buds:
  2. Any undeveloped or immature person or thing
  3. A small swelling on a branch or stem, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaf, or flower. Some species have mixed buds containing two of these structures, or even all three. &diamf3; Terminal buds occur at the end of a stem, twig, or branch. &diamf3; Axillary buds, also known as lateral buds , occur in the axils of leaves (in the upper angle of where the leaf grows from the stem). &diamf3; Accessory buds often occur clustered around terminal buds or above and on either side of axillary buds. Accessory buds are usually smaller than terminal and axillary buds.

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To tease or mock good-humoredly

• razz

  1. (Informal) Heckle by blowing a raspberry.
  2. To tease, ridicule, deride, heckle, etc.
  3. To deride, heckle, or tease:

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  1. (Informal) Heckle by blowing a raspberry.
  2. To tease, ridicule, deride, heckle, etc.
  3. To deride, heckle, or tease:

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• rag

  1. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  2. (Sports) In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.
  3. To criticize or complain about (something).

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  1. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  2. (Sports) In ice hockey, to maintain possession of (the puck) by outmaneuvering opposing players, especially so as to kill a penalty.
  3. To criticize or complain about (something).

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• jive

  1. (US) Alternative spelling of jibe.
  2. To talk or chat:
  3. To speak to (someone) in an exaggerated, teasing, or misleading way.

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  1. (US) Alternative spelling of jibe.
  2. To talk or chat:
  3. To speak to (someone) in an exaggerated, teasing, or misleading way.

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• ride

  1. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  2. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:
  3. To continue without interference:

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  1. To move by way of an intangible force or impetus; move as if on water:
  2. To work or move from the proper place, especially on the body:
  3. To continue without interference:

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• rib

  1. (Informal) To tease or make fun of:
  2. To provide, form, or strengthen with a rib or ribs
  3. To put ribs in; mark with ribs

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  1. (Informal) To tease or make fun of:
  2. To provide, form, or strengthen with a rib or ribs
  3. To put ribs in; mark with ribs

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• josh

  1. To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter.
  2. To tease (someone) good-humoredly:
  3. To ridicule in a good-humored way; tease jokingly

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  1. To make or exchange good-humored jokes; banter.
  2. To tease (someone) good-humoredly:
  3. To ridicule in a good-humored way; tease jokingly

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• joke

  1. To bring to a specified condition by joking
  2. To say or write as a joke.
  3. To say or do something as a joke; jest

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  1. To bring to a specified condition by joking
  2. To say or write as a joke.
  3. To say or do something as a joke; jest

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• chaff

  1. To engage in playful teasing.
  2. To make fun of in a good-natured way; tease:
  3. To tease or ridicule in a good-natured way

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  1. To engage in playful teasing.
  2. To make fun of in a good-natured way; tease:
  3. To tease or ridicule in a good-natured way

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• banter

  1. To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
  2. (Intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
  3. (Intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.

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  1. To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).
  2. (Intransitive) To play or do something amusing.
  3. (Intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.

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The young of certain animals

• weanling

  1. A newly weaned child or young animal.
  2. Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
  3. Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).

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  1. A newly weaned child or young animal.
  2. Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
  3. Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).

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• calf

  1. The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
  2. One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales.
  3. Leather from the hide of a calf; calfskin

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  1. The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
  2. One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales.
  3. Leather from the hide of a calf; calfskin

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• fawn

  1. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  2. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
  3. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.

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  1. A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn.
  2. A young deer, especially one less than a year old.
  3. A grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown.

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• lambkin

  1. A term of endearment.
  2. A young lamb, a very young sheep.
  3. A little lamb

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  1. A term of endearment.
  2. A young lamb, a very young sheep.
  3. A little lamb

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• lamb

  1. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat.
  2. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child
  3. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.

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  1. The flesh of a young sheep used as meat.
  2. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child
  3. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.

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• nannikin

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• billikin

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*A child or young person

• tot

  1. A small child.
  2. A young child

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  1. A small child.
  2. A young child

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• teenager

  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
  2. A person in his or her teens

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  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
  2. A person in his or her teens

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• youngster

  1. A youth
  2. A young person.
  3. A child

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  1. A youth
  2. A young person.
  3. A child

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