Wednesday word: stripling
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stripling: [strip-ling]
Noun: An adolescent male. A youth.
Origin: Middle English, 1350-1400. possibly from strip, "long, narrow piece," on the notion of "one who is slender as a strip, whose figure is not yet filled out."
This is currently my youngest cat's nickname even though he's four. X-D
Noun: An adolescent male. A youth.
Origin: Middle English, 1350-1400. possibly from strip, "long, narrow piece," on the notion of "one who is slender as a strip, whose figure is not yet filled out."
This is currently my youngest cat's nickname even though he's four. X-D