youn·ker (y ng k r)n. 1. A young man. 2. A child. [Obsolete Dutch jonchere, young nobleman, from Middle Dutch : jonc, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots + here, lord.] |
younker [ˈjʌŋkə]
n
1. Archaic or literary a young man; lad
2. Obsolete a young gentleman or knight
[from Dutch jonker, from Middle Dutch jonc young]
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| Noun | 1. |  younker - a young person (especially a young man or boy)juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed blade - a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures" hobbledehoy - an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy school-age child, schoolchild, pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school) slip - a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad" |
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