English-Thai Dictionary

stripling

N คนหนุ่มสาว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRIPLING

n.[from strip, stripe; primarily a tall slender youth, one that shoots up suddenly. ] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. And the king said, inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Samuel 17:56.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRIPLING

Strip "ling, n. Etym: [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam. ]

 

Defn: A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stripling

strip ling |ˈstripliNG ˈstrɪplɪŋ | ▶noun humorous a young man. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from strip 2 (from the notion of “narrowness, ” i.e., slimness ) + -ling .

 

Oxford Dictionary

stripling

strip |ling |ˈstrɪplɪŋ | ▶noun archaic or humorous a young man. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from strip 2 (from the notion of ‘narrowness ’, i.e. slimness ) + -ling .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stripling

stripling noun it's natural for these striplings to get into a bit of trouble now and then: youth, adolescent, youngster, boy, schoolboy, lad, teenager, juvenile, minor, young man; informal kid, young 'un, whippersnapper, shaver.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stripling

stripling noun a thin, blonde boy —a mere stripling: youth, adolescent, youngster, boy, schoolboy, lad, child, teenager, juvenile, minor, junior, young man, whippersnapper, fledgling; Scottish laddie, bairn; informal kid, young 'un, nipper, shaver, tot; derogatory brat, urchin, guttersnipe; archaic hobbledehoy. ANTONYMS old man.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stripling

strip ling /strɪ́plɪŋ /名詞 C 青二才, 青年 (youth ), 若輩 .