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teenager
A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
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  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
  2. A person in his or her teens
boyhood
Boys collectively
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  1. Boys collectively
  2. The state or time of being a boy
adolescence
The time of life between puberty and maturity; youth
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  1. The time of life between puberty and maturity; youth
  2. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase:
  3. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.
girlhood
Girls collectively
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  1. Girls collectively
  2. The state or time of being a girl
  3. (Countable) The childhood of a girl.
childhood
(Uncountable) The state of being a child.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being a child.
  2. The state or time of being a child; esp., the period from infancy to puberty
  3. The early stage in the existence or development of something:
puberty
The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.
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  1. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.
  2. The stage of physical development when secondary sex characteristics develop and sexual reproduction first becomes possible: in common law, the age of puberty is generally fixed at fourteen for boys and twelve for girls
  3. The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by the development of secondary sex characteristics , including menarche in females. In humans, puberty occurs at the onset of adolescence, between the ages of about 11 and 14 in girls and 13 and 16 in boys.
juvenescence
The state of becoming young or juvenile.
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  1. The state of becoming young or juvenile.
minority
The condition of not yet being of legal age.
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  1. The condition of not yet being of legal age.
  2. An ethnic, religious, or other defined group of people who may face discrimination from the majority as a result of their differences.
  3. (Law) The state or period of being younger than the age for legal adulthood:
youthfulness
The vitality characteristic of youth
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  1. The vitality characteristic of youth
virginity
The quality or condition of being a virgin.
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  1. The quality or condition of being a virgin.
  2. The state or fact of being a virgin
bloom
Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a camera.
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  1. Glare that is caused by a shiny object reflecting too much light into a camera.
  2. A state or time of best health or greatest beauty, vigor, or freshness; prime
  3. The condition of being in flower:
teens
Plural form of teen
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  1. Plural form of teen
  2. (Plural only) The time of life between thirteen and nineteen years old.
  3. (Plural only) The numbers between thirteen and nineteen.
salad days
A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:
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  1. A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:
juvenility
An instance of juvenile behavior.
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  1. An instance of juvenile behavior.
  2. Foolishly juvenile behavior or character; immaturity.
  3. The state or quality of being juvenile
boy
A man regarded as immature or callow
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  1. A man regarded as immature or callow
  2. (Informal) A man socializing in a group of men:
  3. A bellboy, messenger boy, etc.
junior
A younger person
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  1. A younger person
  2. A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate.
  3. A size and style of clothing designed for teens and young women, cut to fit smaller in the bust and hips than regular women's clothing
lad
(Informal) A man of any age; a fellow.
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  1. (Informal) A man of any age; a fellow.
  2. A boy or young man.
  3. A boy or youth
youngster
A youth
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  1. A youth
  2. A young animal
  3. A young person; a child or youth.
stripling
(Archaic) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.
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  1. (Archaic) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.
  2. A male adolescent or young adult.
  3. A grown boy; youth passing into manhood
minor
A minor term.
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  1. A minor term.
  2. (Educ.) A minor subject or field of study
  3. (Music) A minor interval, key, etc.
young-man
A male lover; a sweetheart.
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  1. A male lover; a sweetheart.
  2. A term of endearment or address for a boy.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: young man.
miss
A young, unmarried woman or a girl
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  1. A young, unmarried woman or a girl
  2. Used as a form of polite address for a girl or young woman:
  3. An unmarried woman; a girl.
girl
(Informal) A female sweetheart:
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  1. (Informal) A female sweetheart:
  2. (Informal) A woman socializing with a group of women:
  3. A daughter:
maiden
(Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman
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  1. (Wicca) One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman
  2. (Now Chiefly Literary) A girl or young unmarried woman
  3. (Archaic) An unmarried girl or woman.
fledgling
(Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
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  1. (Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
  2. A young bird that has just grown the feathers needed to fly and is capable of surviving outside the nest.
  3. A young bird that has left the nest and has usually acquired flight feathers, but is often not yet able to fly.
juvenile
A book for young people
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  1. A book for young people
  2. (Biol.) A young plant or animal differing variously in form, features, etc. from the adult
  3. A young person; child or youth
urchin
(Obs.) An elf
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  1. (Obs.) An elf
  2. A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp.
  3. A child who is poor, ragged, etc. and, often, mischievous or undisciplined
adolescent
A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.
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  1. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.
  2. A boy or a girl from puberty to adulthood; teenage person
student
A person who studies, or investigates
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  1. A person who studies, or investigates
  2. A person who is enrolled for study at a school, college, etc.
  3. One who studies something:
kid
One of the young of certain similar animals.
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  1. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  2. (Informal) A child or young person
  3. (Slang) Pal. Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a young person:
teen
The 10th through 19th items, in a series or scale:
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  1. The 10th through 19th items, in a series or scale:
  2. The 13th through 19th years of a person or animal's life:
  3. A teenager.
pre-teen
A person who is between 10-12 years of age and is about to enter their teenage years.
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  1. A person who is between 10-12 years of age and is about to enter their teenage years.
gosling
A naive or inexperienced young person.
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  1. A naive or inexperienced young person.
pup
One of the young of certain other animals, such as wolves, coyotes, rats, seals, or sharks.
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  1. One of the young of certain other animals, such as wolves, coyotes, rats, seals, or sharks.
  2. A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, shark and some other animals.
  3. Any cute dog, regardless of age.
calf
The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
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  1. The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
  2. (Informal) An awkward, callow, or silly youth
  3. One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales.
adolescence
The time of life between puberty and maturity; youth
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  1. The time of life between puberty and maturity; youth
  2. A similar period in nonhuman animals, ending at sexual maturity.
  3. A transitional period of development between an initial or early phase and an established or mature phase:
greenness
(Now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
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  1. (Now rare) Vitality, freshness. [from 9th c.]
  2. The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]
  3. The fact of being environmentally or ecologically conscious; commitment to environmental conservation. [from 1980s]
juvenescence
The state of becoming young or juvenile.
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  1. The state of becoming young or juvenile.
juvenility
Foolishly juvenile behavior or character; immaturity.
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  1. Foolishly juvenile behavior or character; immaturity.
  2. An instance of juvenile behavior.
  3. The state or quality of being juvenile
puberty
The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by the development of secondary sex characteristics , including menarche in females. In humans, puberty occurs at the onset of adolescence, between the ages of about 11 and 14 in girls and 13 and 16 in boys.
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  1. The stage in the development of humans and other primates marked by the development of secondary sex characteristics , including menarche in females. In humans, puberty occurs at the onset of adolescence, between the ages of about 11 and 14 in girls and 13 and 16 in boys.
  2. The stage of adolescence in which an individual becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.
  3. The stage of physical development when secondary sex characteristics develop and sexual reproduction first becomes possible: in common law, the age of puberty is generally fixed at fourteen for boys and twelve for girls
salad days
A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:
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  1. A time of youth, innocence, and inexperience:
spring
A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
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  1. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
  2. A source, beginning, or motive:
  3. A bedspring or box spring
youthfulness
The vitality characteristic of youth
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  1. The vitality characteristic of youth
adolescent
A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.
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  1. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.
  2. A boy or a girl from puberty to adulthood; teenage person
teen
The 10th through 19th items, in a series or scale:
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  1. The 10th through 19th items, in a series or scale:
  2. The 13th through 19th years of a person or animal's life:
  3. A teenager.
teenager
A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
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  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.
  2. A person in his or her teens
teener
A teenager.
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  1. A teenager.
young
A British distinguishing surname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
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  1. A British distinguishing surname for the younger of two people having the same given name.
  2. Young people
  3. Offspring; brood:
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  • Most girls wanted to be a princess at some point in their youth, though she couldn't specifically remember that wish.

  • The youth looked lost again.

  • The youth had dropped into a dark hole in the floor of the facility.

  • The youth scrambled up as if accustomed to the treatment, yelling again at his father.

  • The youth hesitated, then pointed to himself.

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