stripling
noun/ˈstrɪplɪŋ/
/ˈstrɪplɪŋ/
(old-fashioned or humorous)- a young man who is older than a boy but who does not seem to be a real man yetWord OriginMiddle English: probably from strip (from the notion of “narrowness”, i.e. slimness) + -ling.
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