sixteeners

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A form of sixteener — During the American Civil War, a child who, having reached the age of 16, was discharged from a soldiers' orphan school.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sixteener
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APA

sixteeners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteeners

MLA

“sixteeners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteeners. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sixteeners,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sixteeners.

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