1. young animals, especially recently born or hatched offspring
2. young people or children
Usage: literary; somewhat archaic

Examples

• The mother bird protected her younglings in the nest.
• The zoo’s new exhibit features lion younglings born last spring.
• Duck younglings followed their mother to the pond.
• The shepherd watched over the sheep and their younglings.
• In the fairy tale, the wizard taught the younglings about magic.
• The village younglings gathered around the storyteller.