Younger - English meaning

adjective

(of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.

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Many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children

noun

An adolescent boy or girl.

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The books are aimed at children and adolescents

adjective

Between the ages of a child and an adult

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The two adolescent boys made their mother very tired., [ c ] he had an unhappy adolescence., i teac…

adjective

Typical of or suitable for a baby; childish.

Usage examples:

He pursed his mouth into a babyish pout

adjective

Only suitable for a baby or typical of a baby

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Aren’t those toys a little babyish for him?, babyish behavior

adjective

Only suitable for a baby

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The older children found the toys too babyish.

adjective

Of, like, or characteristic of a male child or young man.

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His boyish charm

adjective

Used to describe behaviour or characteristics that are like those of a boy

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A boyish grin, she had her hair cut in a boyish style., even as an old man he retained his boyish c…

adjective

(of an adult) having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child.

Usage examples:

She speaks with a childlike directness

adjective

(of adults) showing the good qualities that children have, such as trusting people, being honest and enthusiastic

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A childlike innocence/quality, all her life she had a childlike trust in other people.

noun

A young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.

Usage examples:

She'd been playing tennis since she was a child

Pl of child

noun

Plural of child

adjective

Of or characteristic of a girl.

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Girlish giggles

adjective

Girlish behaviour or characteristics are typical of a girl

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A girlish laugh, his eyelashes were long and girlish.

adjective

Not fully developed.

Usage examples:

Many of the fish caught are immature

adjective

Not completely developed physically, mentally, or emotionally, or lacking the expected type of responsible behavior for your age

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Some of the boys in my class are so immature – they’re always doing silly things., physical/emotion…

adjective

Not behaving in a way that is as calm and wise as people expect from someone of your age

Usage examples:

Stop being so silly and immature, chris!, she's rather immature for her age, don't you think?

adjective

For or denoting young or younger people.

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Junior tennis

noun

A person who is a specified number of years younger than someone else.

Usage examples:

He's five years her junior

adjective

Less advanced, or lower in rank

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The junior varsity, alfredo is a junior partner in the law firm., he was born in april, so he’s thr…

adjective

For or relating to young people.

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Juvenile crime

noun

A young person.

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It promises efforts to correct behavioural problems among juveniles and to adopt changes to educati…

adjective

Of, by, or for a young person who is not yet an adult

Usage examples:

He studied both adult and juvenile crime.

noun

The years of a person's age from 13 to 19.

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They were both in their late teens

adjective

Relating to teenagers.

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A teen idol

suffix

Forming the names of numerals from 13 to 19.

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Fourteen

adjective

Denoting a person between 13 and 19 years old.

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A teenage girl

adjective

Aged between 13 and 19

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A teenage nephew, teenage girls, teenage magazines, teenage angst

adjective

Between 13 and 19 years old.

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Crowds of screaming teenaged girls

noun

A person who is 13 through 19 years old

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They have two teenage sons.

adjective

Young or seeming young.

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People aspiring to remain youthful

adjective

Characteristic of young people, or relating to the period of life when you are young

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Her youthful enthusiasm always makes her seem ageless., her voice has just the right mix of maturit…

adjective

Having the qualities that are typical of young people

Usage examples:

At the time i admired his youthful enthusiasm., she has very youthful skin.

noun

The period between childhood and adult age.

Usage examples:

He had been a keen sportsman in his youth

noun

The period of your life when you are young, or the state of being young

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[ u ] i was a good football player in my youth., [ u ] it’s quite a job, training the youth of the …

noun

The time when something is new or not fully developed

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It's hard to believe that such an influential film could have been made when cinema was still in it…