#sturdy youth

• Sturdy lad — A large, well-developed boy at the age of adolescence or early youth; a sturdy young lad or teenager. The term is used in colloquial speech and realistic literature to describe a boy in his transition period toward manhood, often exhibiting energy and a robust build.
• Big boy — An augmentative and regional form for a large, tall, robust, and physically well-developed boy; a sturdy young lad or strong youth. The term is often used in familial or colloquial language to emphasize with pride or slight irony the vigorous constitution of an adolescent in full growth spurt.