younker

youn·ker

Y0028600 (yŭng′kər)n.1. A young man.2. A child.

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[Obsolete Dutch jonchere, young nobleman, from Middle Dutch : jonc, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots + here, lord.]

younker

(ˈjʌŋkə) n1. archaic or literary a young man; lad2. obsolete a young gentleman or knight[C16: from Dutch jonker, from Middle Dutch jonc young]

youn•ker

(ˈyʌŋ kər)

n. 1. a youngster. 2. Obs. a young noble or gentleman. [1495–1505; < Middle Dutch jonchere=jonc young + here lord]

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younker - a young person (especially a young man or boy)spring chicken, young person, youthjuvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developedblade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures"hobbledehoy - an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boypup, puppy - an inexperienced young personschool-age child, schoolchild, pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school)slip - a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad"