| source : web1913 |
Stripling \Strip"ling\, n. [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip
from the main stock or steam.]
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.
| source : wn |
stripling
n : a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: {adolescent},
{teenager}]