Meaning of youngfolks | Babel Free

Definitions

Synonym of youngfolk.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“How perfect is her description of the gipsy-party on the village common; and of the broad shady oak in Mansfield Park⟳, under which the youngfolks used to loiter away the Summer evening, till the approach⟳ of the thrifty and prolix Mrs. Norris, who was much addicted to unseasonable lecturing, would compel them to a precipitate departure!”

“Frequently the youngfolks of several families would join⟳ and come⟳ down in a wagon, drawn by a four-horse team, and stay⟳ all night at our house, and would seem to make⟳ the time pass⟳ very pleasantly.”

“Misses Ida Sympson, Maggie Sambrook and Master Archie Cooper and a number⟳ of youngfolks, spent Thursday, at Lettered Rock.”

“Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Stutt enter⟳­tained a crowd of youngfolks at their home last⟳ Friday night.”

“Tap received his degree by his noble work⟳ as editor of the Youngfolks’ Corner of the Weekly.”

“Don’t deny⟳ the youngfolks the many tales that are written for them in book-form to stir⟳ their imagination for the bigger and better things in life.”

“HERE are the things—many of them very simple things—that I believe⟳ most progressive youngfolks are anxious to achieve⟳—and that we should like⟳ to help⟳ them achieve⟳ through our “Progressive Youngfolks” department:— / 1. Youngfolks like⟳ to be proud of the home they live⟳ in.”

“Later in the evening Mrs. Reidy treated the youngfolks with cookies and chocolate milk.”

“Picture is the stale tale of a pretty coed in a staid, exclusive girls’ college who nearly flunks out when she is discovered as the composer of several hit pop tunes. She’s saved from her fate during a Sun Valley vacation by a senator descendant of the school’s founder who learns he can get⟳ winning votes in his campaign by getting in with the youngfolks.”

“So often youngfolks and adults live⟳ for the “great” moments of life – the end⟳ of the term, the Friday test⟳, the prom, graduation, love⟳, marriage, etc. etc., that the precious everyday happenings are quite ignored.”

“I recall⟳, one night just before Christmas one young fellow in the neighbourhood decided to take⟳ a bunch of youngfolks to the show⟳ in town — of course, it was the silent movies at that time.”

“I s’pose kids will be going on to college. Maybe one day they’ll be drag⟳ assing back with a buttful of degrees and a license⟳ to dig⟳ up old Indian skulls or somethin’. Already I seen one of the youngfolks out here carryin’ one of them electric treasure finders.”

“When a young couple gets married—and that’s what young couples seem to do mostly—why, the band and the bunch of well-wishers wait⟳ until they are about to spend⟳ their first night in their new house. They sneak⟳ up on them and play⟳ music and make⟳ so much racket that the youngfolks have⟳ to come⟳ downstairs and open⟳ up and serve⟳ coffee and cider and cake and like⟳ that.”

“The Epworth League provided the “choir” for the evening service, and according to Geneva, the youngfolks couldn’t sing⟳ very well, but most fortunately, the congregation was more concerned with enthusiasm than the carrying of a tune⟳.”

“For the Amish-Mennonite young person, baptism, usually around age sixteen, also allows one to join⟳ the youth group or “youngfolks”—the term still used by most Amish-Mennonites to identify⟳ their single young people. / While the average American teen, even in the 1950s, might have⟳ found our youth social life dull and boring—no parties, beer, dancing, or movies—“Going with the youngfolks” was an important part of growing up. […] While the noon dinner belonged to the older guests with children, the evening meal was for the youngfolks when every fellow present⟳ was expected to have⟳ a female dining partner.”

“I was always happy when noontime arrived, when religion was put⟳ aside for an hour and our feasts were spread⟳ under the trees. Then we could gorge ourselves. The youngfolks would pair off, slip⟳ away to the springhouse about a quarter-mile off, pretending to be very thirsty.”

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