| Main Entry: | cub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young |
Synonyms: |
offspring, whelp |
| Main Entry: | child |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very young person |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, anklebiter, babe, baby, bairn, bambino, brat, cherub, chick, cub, descendant, dickens, imp, infant, innocent, issue, juvenile, kid, kiddie, lamb, little angel, little darling, little doll, little one, minor, mite, moppet, neonate, nestling, newborn, nipper, nursling, offspring, preteen, progeny, pubescent, shaver, small fry, sprout, squirt, stripling, suckling, tadpole, teen, teenager, teenybopper, toddler, tot, tyke, urchin, whippersnapper, young one, youngster, youth |
Antonyms: |
adult |
| Main Entry: | journalist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who writes about factual events for a living |
Synonyms: |
announcer, broadcaster, columnist, commentator, contributor, correspondent, cub, editor, hack, media person, newspaper person, newsperson, pencil pusher, press, publicist, reporter, scribe, scrivener, stringer, television commentator, writer |
| Main Entry: | litter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animal offspring |
Synonyms: |
brood, cubs, family, kittens, piglets, progeny, puppies, school, young |
| Main Entry: | newsman/newswoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reporter |
Synonyms: |
anchor, anchor man/woman, anchor person, announcer, columnist, copy editor, correspondent, cub, editor, foreign correspondent, ink slinger, interviewer, investigative reporter, journalist, legman/woman, newscaster, newshound, newspaperman/woman, newswriter, pressman/ woman, stringer, war correspondent, writer |
| Main Entry: | novice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person just learning something |
Synonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, convert*, cub, first of May, fledgling, greenhorn, gremlin, know from nothing, learner, mark*, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, novitiate, plebe, postulant, prentice, probationer, proselyte, punk*, pupil, recruit, rookie, starter, student, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Notes: | an amateur is someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; a novice is someone who is new to a field or activity |
Antonyms: |
expert, professional |
| Main Entry: | offspring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | child, children |
Synonyms: |
baby, bambino, brood, chip off old block, cub, descendant, family, generation, heir, heredity, issue, kid*, lineage, offshoot, posterity, produce, progeniture, progeny, pup, scion, seed, spawn, succession, successor, young |
Antonyms: |
parent |
| Main Entry: | reporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who informs |
Synonyms: |
anchor, anchorperson, announcer, columnist, correspondent, cub, editor, ink slinger, interviewer, journalist, legperson, newscaster, newshound, newsperson, newswriter, press person, scribe, scrivener, stringer, writer |
| Main Entry: | rookie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | novice |
Synonyms: |
amateur, apprentice, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman/woman, greenhorn, neophyte, new kid on the block, newcomer, tenderfoot, trainee |
| Main Entry: | urchin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievious youngster |
Synonyms: |
brat*, cub, dickens, gamin, imp, juvenile delinquent, punk*, pup, ragamuffin, waif |