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Definition of
stripling noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
stripling
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈstrɪplɪŋ
/
/
(
old-fashioned
or
humorous
)
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a young man who is older than a boy but who does not seem to be a real man yet
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stripling
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