
young | young: adj. 1 youthful, teenage(d), adolescent, prepubescent, pubescent, juvenile, minor, junior, under age: Would you believe that she has young children? 2 boyish, girlish; immature, callow, green, inexperienced, unfledged, uninitiated, unsophisticated, childlike, innocent, na�ve: This programme may contain material unsuitable for young ears. 3 childish, puerile, infantile, babyish, US sophomoric: He''s too young to invite to the party. --n. 4 offspring, babies, issue, little ones, progeny, litter, brood; children: The cat''s young should stay with her for a few weeks.
youth | youth: n. 1 childhood, boyhood, girlhood, young manhood, young womanhood, prepubescence, pubescence, adolescence, salad days; immaturity, minority: In our youth we do many foolish things we might later regret. 2 child, youngster, schoolchild, teenager, teen, minor, juvenile, adolescent; boy, schoolboy, stripling, young boy or man, lad, laddie, whippersnapper; girl, lass, lassie, schoolgirl, maid, maiden, Literary damsel, demoiselle, mademoiselle, Colloq kid, (little) shaver, US and Canadian tad, Slang teeny-bopper, Brit sprog: As youths, they used to spend time at rock concerts. 3 children, youngsters, juveniles, adolescents, young people, young, Colloq kids: The youth of today have little respect for their elders.
