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adjective

Being in an early period of growth or development: green, immature, infant, juvenile, youthful. See youth/age/maturity.

noun

1. Young people collectively: youth. See youth/age/maturity.
2. The offspring, as of an animal or a bird, for example, that are the result of one breeding season: brood, litter. See kin.

adj

Definition: immature
Antonyms: mature, old, older

n

Definition: animate beings that are not old
Antonyms: parent

IN BRIEF: Of fewer years.

Youth is when you blame all your troubles on your parents; maturity is when you learn that everything is the fault of the younger generation — Harold Coffin

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as in: youthful
sign description: The fingertips of both bent B hand brush across at the front of the shoulders.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ung, lille, uerfaren, grøn
n. - en ung person

idioms:

• with young    drægtig, gravid
• young and old    unge og gamle
• young lady    ung dame
• young man    ung mand
• young offender    mindreårig kriminel

Nederlands (Dutch)
jong (niet oud), onervaren, net begonnen/beginnend, jeugdig, jeugd-, de jongeren/jeugd, jongen (van een dier), jongeren- (b.v. afdeling van partij)

Français (French)
adj. - jeune, neuf (sang)
n. - les jeunes, la jeunesse, petits (des animaux)

idioms:

• with young    être pleine (pour un animal)
• young and old    tout le monde, jeunes et vieux
• young lady    jeune femme, mademoiselle
• young man    jeune homme, (petit) ami
• young offender    délinquant juvénile

Deutsch (German)
n. - Junge
adj. - jung

idioms:

• with young    trächtig
• young and old    jung und alt
• young lady    junge Dame, (ugs.) Freundin
• young man    junger Mann, (ugs.) Freund
• young offender    jugendlicher Verbrecher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - νέοι, νεολαία, μικρά, νεογνά
adj. - νέος, νεαρός, νεανικός

idioms:

• with young    έγκυος
• young and old    νέοι και γέροι, όλος ο κόσμος κι ο ντουνιάς
• young lady    νεαρά (κυρία)
• young man    νεαρός
• young offender    νεαρός παραβάτης, ανήλικος εγκληματίας

Italiano (Italian)
cucciolo, giovane

idioms:

• with young    gravida
• young and old    giovani e vecchi
• young lady    signorina
• young man    giovanotto
• young offender    criminale minorenne
• young person    giovane

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - jovem (m), filhotes
adj. - jovem

idioms:

• with young    prenhe
• young and old    jovens e velhos
• young lady    mocinha (f)
• young man    rapaz (m)
• young offender    jovem delinqüente

Русский (Russian)
молодой, неопытный, новый, младший, молодежь

idioms:

• with young    котная, щенная, стельная
• young and old    стар и млад
• young lady    молодая девушка, барышня
• young man    молодой человек
• young offender    малолетний преступник

Español (Spanish)
adj. - joven, mozo, nuevo, reciente, novicio, inexperto
n. - joven, crías

idioms:

• with young    embarazada, preñada
• young and old    todo el mundo
• young lady    señorita, una joven, novia
• young man    un joven, un chico joven, novio
• young offender    delincuente juvenil

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - ungar
adj. - ung, ung-, liten, späd, ny, oerfaren, färsk, grön, ungdomlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
年轻的, 没有经验的, 年纪小的, 崽, 仔

idioms:

• with young    怀胎
• young and old    老老少少
• young lady    小姐, 女朋友, 女士
• young man    青年, 未婚夫, 男朋友
• young offender    少年犯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 年輕的, 沒有經驗的, 年紀小的
n. - 崽, 仔

idioms:

• with young    懷胎
• young and old    老老少少
• young lady    小姐, 女朋友, 女士
• young man    青年, 未婚夫, 男朋友
• young offender    少年犯

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 젊은 , 어린, 한창인
n. - 젊은이들, 새끼, 치어

idioms:

• with young    새끼를 배어

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 若い, 幼い, 若々しい, 年少の, 年下のほうの, まだ早い, 新しい, 新興の, 経験の浅い, 未熟な
n. - 子

idioms:

• with young    子をはらんで
• young and old    老いも若きも
• young lady    若い淑女, お嬢さん, ガールフレンド
• young man    青年, 青年男子, 雇いの青年, ボーイフレンド
• young offender    未成年の犯罪者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) فتيان, شباب, صغار السن, جراء, نسل, طازج (صفه) فتى, شاب, صغير السن, قليل الخبرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צעיר, לא-בוגר, בתחילתו, רענן, טרי, חסר-ניסיון‬
n. - ‮גורים, צאצאים, הצעיר, הבן‬

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