Stripling — Strip ling, n. [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [1913 Webster] Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 1 Sam. xvii. 56. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stripling — index juvenile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
stripling — (n.) a youth, late 14c., possibly from strip (n.) long, narrow piece, on the notion of one who is slender as a strip, whose figure is not yet filled out … Etymology dictionary
stripling — ► NOUN archaic or humorous ▪ a young man. ORIGIN probably from STRIP(Cf. ↑strip) (from the notion of ‘narrowness’, i.e. slimness) … English terms dictionary
stripling — [strip′liŋ] n. [ME strypling, lit., one slim as a strip] a grown boy; youth passing into manhood … English World dictionary
Stripling — This interesting name derives from the medieval English stryplynge meaning a youth, and was probably originally given as a nickname to one of youthful appearance. The name is first recorded in the late 13th century as Stipling and Strupelynge. In … Surnames reference
stripling — [[t]strɪ̱plɪŋ[/t]] striplings N COUNT People sometimes refer to a young man as a stripling when they want to indicate in a slightly humorous way that although he is no longer a boy, he is not yet really a man. [OLD FASHIONED] ...a stripling of 20 … English dictionary
stripling — UK [ˈstrɪplɪŋ] / US noun [countable] Word forms stripling : singular stripling plural striplings mainly literary a young man who is not yet an adult … English dictionary
stripling — noun A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. Figure to yourself, Madam, a fair stripling, between eighteen and nineteen, with his head reclind on one of the sides of the chair, his hair in disorderd… … Wiktionary
stripling — /ˈstrɪplɪŋ / (say stripling) noun a youth just passing from boyhood to manhood. {strip2 + ling1} …
