| Main Entry: |
young |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
immature |
Synonyms: |
adolescent, blooming, blossoming, boyish, boylike, budding, burgeoning, callow, childish,
childlike, crude, developing,
early,
fledgling,
fresh, girlish, girllike, green*,
growing, half-grown,
ignorant,
inexperienced, infant,
inferior, junior, juvenile,
little,
modern,
new, newborn, newish, not aged, pubescent, puerile,
punk, raw,
recent, tender, tenderfoot, undeveloped, undisciplined, unfinished, unfledged, unlearned, unpracticed, unripe, unseasoned, untried, unversed, vernal, youthful
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| Notes: |
to be young is to be immature or not old; to be youthful is having the attractive qualities of a young person |
Antonyms: |
mature, old, older
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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