strip
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Plural
striplings
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a young man who has not grown up enough to be considered an adult
- The stripling dreamed of becoming a knight, though he was still too young.
- The old farmer shook his head, recalling his days as an ambitious stripling.
- The seasoned warriors chuckled at the boldness of the eager stripling.
- They will train the stripling in the ways of the trade until he matures.
- Despite being a mere stripling, he showed remarkable courage on the battlefield.
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