| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| has as referent a young person in an age range from child to the relative “younger than I am,” as in the oldster’s remark, Why, he’s only seventy—a mere youngster. This Standard term may have a rather old-fashioned air about it today; the kids seems to have replaced the youngsters as many parents’ way of referring to their children, whatever their ages. See KID. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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