YOUNG PERSON Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase young person. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for YOUNG PERSON
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youth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) • young people collectively • the time of life between childhood and maturity • early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced • an early period of development • the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person | ||||||||
adolescent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent noun • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity adjective satellite • being of the age 13 through 19 • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity • in the state of development between puberty and maturity | ||||||||
baby | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk • the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young) • an immature childish person • an unborn child; a human fetus • a very young mammal • a project of personal concern to someone • a beloved person; used as terms of endearment verb • treat with excessive indulgence | ||||||||
boy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a youthful male person • a friendly informal reference to a grown man • a male human offspring • (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man | ||||||||
child | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person of either sex • a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age • an immature childish person • a member of a clan or tribe | ||||||||
fledgling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any new participant in some activity • young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying adjective satellite • (of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers • young and inexperienced | ||||||||
girl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young female • a youthful female person • a female human offspring • a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved • a friendly informal reference to a grown woman | ||||||||
infant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk | ||||||||
junior | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service noun • term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male • a son who has the same first name as his father • a third-year undergraduate • the younger of two persons adjective satellite • used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father • used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college • including or intended for youthful persons | ||||||||
juvenile | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people noun • a young person, not fully developed adjective satellite • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | ||||||||
kid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a young person of either sex • English dramatist (1558-1594) • soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat • a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age • young goat verb • tell false information to for fun • be silly or tease one another | ||||||||
minor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of lesser importance or stature or rank • lesser in scope or effect • inferior in number or size or amount • (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees • not of legal age • of lesser seriousness or danger • of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization noun • a young person of either sex adjective satellite • of the younger of two boys with the same family name • warranting only temporal punishment • relatively moderate, limited, or small verb • have as one's secondary field of study | ||||||||
teen | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity adjective satellite • being of the age 13 through 19 | ||||||||
teenager | nounn | |||||||
noun • a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | ||||||||
youngster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person of either sex | ||||||||
youngling | nounn | |||||||
noun • A young person, animal or plant; chit. adjective • Young; youthful | ||||||||
younker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) | ||||||||
spring chicken | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) • a young chicken having tender meat |