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YOUNG PERSON Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the phrase young person. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase young person. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For YOUNG PERSON

Here is a list of related hypernyms for young person, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
juvenile adolescent minor teenager youth
Phrases (1)
juvenile person

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