What does stripling mean?

Definitions for stripling
ˈstrɪp lɪŋstripling

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. adolescent, stripling, teenager, teennoun

    a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

Wiktionary

  1. striplingnoun

    A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Striplingnoun

    a youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad

  2. Etymology: [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Stripling

    strip′ling, n. a youth: one yet growing. [Dim. of strip.]

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stripling in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stripling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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