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Traditional English :: youngster
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youngsh - n.
a child or young person. |
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Traditional English :: young
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youngsh - adj. & n. --adj. (younger; youngest)
1 not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old.
2 immature or inexperienced.
3 felt in or characteristic of youth (young love; young ambition).
4 representing young people (Young Conservatives; Young England).
5 distinguishing a son from his father (young Jones).
6 (younger) a distinguishing one person from another of the same name (the younger Pitt). b Sc. the heir of a landed commoner. --n. (collect.) offspring, esp. of animals before or soon after birth. with young (of an animal) pregnant. young blood see BLOOD . younger hand Cards the second player of two. young fustic see FUSTIC . young hopeful see HOPEFUL . young idea the child's mind. young lady colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. young man a boyfriend or sweetheart. young person Law (in the UK) a person generally between 14 and 17 years of age. Young Pretender Charles Stuart (1720-80), grandson of James II and claimant to the British throne. young thing archaic or colloq. an indulgent term for a young person. Young Turk 1 a member of a revolutionary party in Turkey in 1908.
2 a young person eager for radical change to the established order. young turk offens. a violent child or youth. young 'un colloq. a youngster. young woman colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. youngish adj. youngling n. [OE g(e)ong f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: youngster
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youngsh - n.
a child or young person. |
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Traditional English :: young
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youngsh - adj. & n. --adj. (younger; youngest)
1 not far advanced in life, development, or existence; not yet old.
2 immature or inexperienced.
3 felt in or characteristic of youth (young love; young ambition).
4 representing young people (Young Conservatives; Young England).
5 distinguishing a son from his father (young Jones).
6 (younger) a distinguishing one person from another of the same name (the younger Pitt). b Sc. the heir of a landed commoner. --n. (collect.) offspring, esp. of animals before or soon after birth. with young (of an animal) pregnant. young blood see BLOOD . younger hand Cards the second player of two. young fustic see FUSTIC . young hopeful see HOPEFUL . young idea the child's mind. young lady colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. young man a boyfriend or sweetheart. young person Law (in the UK) a person generally between 14 and 17 years of age. Young Pretender Charles Stuart (1720-80), grandson of James II and claimant to the British throne. young thing archaic or colloq. an indulgent term for a young person. Young Turk 1 a member of a revolutionary party in Turkey in 1908.
2 a young person eager for radical change to the established order. young turk offens. a violent child or youth. young 'un colloq. a youngster. young woman colloq. a girlfriend or sweetheart. youngish adj. youngling n. [OE g(e)ong f. Gmc] |
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Traditional English :: youngster
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youngsh - n.
a child or young person. |
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Traditional English :: younker
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youngsh - n.
archaic = YOUNGSTER. [MDu. jonckher f. jonc YOUNG + here lord: cf. JUNKER] |
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