Young+person

  • 11young gun — noun (informal) An enthusiastic and dynamic young person • • • Main Entry: ↑young * * * young gun UK US noun [countable] [singular young gun plural …

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  • 12young at heart — phrase an old person who is young at heart has a lively positive attitude to life that is more typical of a younger person Thesaurus: describing how old someone looks, seems or feelshyponym Main entry: young * * * ˌyoung at ˈheart idiom thinking… …

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  • 13young fogy — or young fogey (derogatory) A young person who adopts old fashioned opinions, appearance, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑fogy young fogy or young fogey noun A young person with (esp vociferously proffered) conservative or reactionary opinions • • • Main… …

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  • 14young fogey — young fogy or young fogey (derogatory) A young person who adopts old fashioned opinions, appearance, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑fogy young fogy or young fogey noun A young person with (esp vociferously proffered) conservative or reactionary opinions… …

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  • 15young|ster — «YUHNG stuhr», noun. 1. a) a person who is no longer an infant but not yet at the age of puberty; child: »a toy certain to please any youngster. He is a lively youngster. b) a person who is not yet an adult; one who is, or is viewed as being,… …

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  • 16young|ling — «YUHNG lihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a young person, animal, or plant. 2. Obsolete. a novice; beginner. –adj. young; youthful. ╂[Old English geongling < geong young + ling] …

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  • 17young turk — A Young Turk is a young person who is rebellious and difficult to control in a company, team or organisation …

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  • 18young gun — noun count a young person who is good enough to be able to compete with older more experienced people …

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  • 19young — young1 W1S1 [jʌŋ] adj comparative younger superlative youngest [: Old English; Origin: geong] 1.) a young person, plant, or animal has not lived for very long ▪ a young child ▪ He s younger than me. ▪ You re too young to get married. ▪ young t …

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  • 20young — 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… …

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