Sixteener
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sixteener is a noun meaning (historical) During the American Civil War, a child who, having reached the age of 16, was discharged from a soldiers' orphan school.
Meaning
(historical) During the American Civil War, a child who, having reached the age of 16, was discharged from a soldiers' orphan school.
Word Forms
- sixteeners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hexagenarian, sixteenth, sixtysomething, sexagenarian, hexagenerian, sexagenary.
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