A child or a young person — roughly anyone from a small child up to the late teens, though nobody draws a firm line. The important thing is not the age but WHO says it.

A child or a young person小孩或年輕人—— roughly anyone from a small child up to the late teens大概是從小小孩到十幾歲快二十歲之間的人， though nobody draws a firm line不過沒有人畫出一條明確的界線。 The important thing is not the age重點不是年齡 but WHO says it而是「誰」在說這個字。

"Youngster" is almost always spoken by an older person looking at a younger one, often warmly, sometimes with a touch of "in my day…". A grandfather says "the youngsters these days"; a teenager never calls a friend a youngster.

"Youngster"「youngster」 is almost always spoken by an older person looking at a younger one幾乎都是年紀較大的人看著年紀較小的人時說的， often warmly通常帶著溫暖， sometimes with a touch of有時候帶點 "in my day…"「in my day…」（想當年）的味道。 A grandfather says爺爺會說 "the youngsters these days"「the youngsters these days」（現在的年輕人啊）； a teenager never calls a friend a youngster但青少年絕不會叫朋友youngster。

It sounds slightly old-fashioned and a bit newspapery — you see it a lot in local news and sport ("the 17-year-old youngster made his debut") because it is a handy way to avoid repeating "young player".

It sounds slightly old-fashioned and a bit newspapery這個字聽起來有點老派、有點像報紙用語—— you see it a lot in local news and sport常出現在地方新聞和體育報導裡 ("the 17-year-old youngster made his debut")（像是「the 17-year-old youngster made his debut」，這位17歲小將初次登場） because it is a handy way to avoid repeating因為這樣可以避免一直重複 "young player"「young player」（年輕球員）。

It can carry a faint suggestion of inexperience, which is why calling a young adult a youngster can sound gently condescending.

It can carry a faint suggestion of inexperience這個字帶有一點點「經驗不足」的暗示， which is why calling a young adult a youngster can sound gently condescending所以拿youngster稱呼一個年輕成人，聽起來可能會有點高高在上。

It also gets used for young animals, especially in nature writing: "the mother bird feeds her youngsters".

It also gets used for young animals這個字也用在小動物身上， especially in nature writing尤其是自然寫作裡： "the mother bird feeds her youngsters"「the mother bird feeds her youngsters」（母鳥餵牠的幼鳥）。

Safer everyday choices are "kid", "child", or "young person", depending on how formal you want to be.

Safer everyday choices are比較保險的日常說法是 "kid", "child", or "young person"「kid」、「child」或「young person」， depending on how formal you want to be看你想講得多正式。