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young

modif.

In the early portion of life
puerile, boyish, girlish, adolescent, juvenile, budding, juvenescent, in one's teens, childlike, youthful, pubescent, boylike, girllike, new-fledged, blooming, burgeoning, childish, half-grown, growing, blossoming, at the breast, (babe) in arms, knee high to a grasshopper*.
Antonyms old*, aged, senile.
Inexperienced
callow, green, immature, tender, raw, untutored, unlearned, junior, subordinate, inferior, unfledged, ignorant, undisciplined, tenderfoot*, not dry behind the ears*, still wet behind the ears*; see also incompetent, inexperienced, naive.
Antonyms veteran*, expert, experienced.
New
fresh, modern, recent, newborn; see fashionable.

young is the general word for one in an early period of life and variously connotes the vigor, strength, immaturity, etc. of this period a young child, man, etc.; young blood; youthful applies to one who is, or appears to be, in the period between childhood and maturity or to that which is appropriate to such a person a youthful executive, youthful hopes; juvenile applies to that which relates to, is suited to, or is intended for young persons juvenile delinquency, behavior, books, etc.; puerile implies reference to adults who unbecomingly display the immature qualities of a child puerile petulance; adolescent applies to one in the period between puberty and maturity and especially suggests the awkwardness, emotional instability, etc. of this period adolescent yearnings

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Another word for young

adjective

Being in an early period of growth or development:

green, immature, infant, juvenile, youthful. See youth

noun

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