strip ‧ ling /ˈstrɪplɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from ⇨ ↑ strip 2 + -ling ; from the idea of being thin ]
old-fashioned a boy who is almost a young man – sometimes used humorously about a man who is quite old SYN youth