little kid

NOUN

youngster

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boy child girl juvenile kid pupil student teenager youth

STRONG

chick cub fledgling junior lad lass moppet punk pup puppy sapling shaver sonny squirt urchin

WEAK

juvenile delinquent little guy small fry snotnose kid teenybopper young adult young person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adult professor teacher

WEAK

elder

Example Sentences

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I was, in my view, blessed to be raised in the church and catechized as a little kid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“This is a game that as a little kid you loved to play,” Nico said that night.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It just makes me feel like a little kid again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

"It just makes me feel like a little kid."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I heard a fire truck go by and a little kid crying for his mama.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson