How to pronounce stripling
American English pronunciation
STRIP-ling
- IPA
- /ˈstɹɪplɪŋ/
- Syllables
- STRIP · ling (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stripling means
A boy who is almost a grown man; a youth
In a sentence: The old sailor had first gone to sea as a stripling of fifteen.
Where it comes from: It possibly comes from an old word meaning "to strip" plus "-ling," hinting at someone thin who has not reached full size.
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