youngster vs monkey

monkey vs youngster

youngster and monkey both are nouns.

youngster is not a verb while monkey is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
youngster	Yes	No	No	No
monkey	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, monkey is a hyponym of youngster; that is, monkey is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than youngster:

youngster: a young person of either sex
monkey: one who is playfully mischievous

Other hyponyms of youngster include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, silly, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

youngster (noun)	monkey (noun)
a young person of either sex	any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
	one who is playfully mischievous

youngster (verb)	monkey (verb)
	do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Difference between youngster and monkey

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