What does Stripling mean?
Definitions for Stripling
ˈstrɪp lɪŋstripling
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Stripling.
Princeton's WordNet
adolescent, stripling, teenager, teennoun
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
Wiktionary
striplingnoun
A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Striplingnoun
A youth; one in the state of adolescence.
Etymology: Of uncertain etymology.
’Thwart the lane,
He, with two striplings, lads, more like to run
The country base, than to commit such slaughter,
Made good the passage. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.Now a stripling cherub he appears,
Not of the prime, yet such as in his face
Youth smil’d cœlestial. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Compositions on any important subjects are not matters to be wrung from poor striplings, like blood out of the nose, or the plucking of untimely fruit. John Milton, on Education.
As when young striplings whip the top for sport,
On the smooth pavement of an empty court;
The wooden engine whirls. John Dryden, Æneid.As every particular member of the body is nourished with a several qualified juice, so children and striplings, old men and young men must have divers diets. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
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stripling
A stripling is a term used to describe a young man who is in the early stages of his adolescence or adulthood. It often refers to a youth who is tall and slender, and not fully mature or developed. The term is somewhat old-fashioned and is not commonly used in modern English.
Webster Dictionary
Striplingnoun
a youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad
Etymology: [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stripling
strip′ling, n. a youth: one yet growing. [Dim. of strip.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STRIPLING
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stripling is ranked #11688 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stripling surname appeared 2,681 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Stripling.
73% or 1,959 total occurrences were White.
22.1% or 594 total occurrences were Black.
2.1% or 57 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.4% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.3% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Stripling in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Stripling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- JünglingGerman
- mozueloSpanish
- òganach, proitseachScottish Gaelic
- giovanottoItalian
- עHebrew
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