young

Definition for young

adjective as in immature

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adolescent, blooming, blossoming, crude, developing, fledgling, green, growing, infant, inferior, junior, juvenile, little, modern, newborn, punk, raw, recent, tender, tenderfoot

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boyish, boylike, burgeoning, callow, childish, childlike, early, fresh, girlish, girllike, half-grown, ignorant, newish, not aged, pubescent, puerile, undeveloped, undisciplined, unfinished, unfledged, unlearned, unpracticed, unripe, unseasoned, untried, unversed, vernal

noun as in animate beings that are not mature

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baby, family

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babies, brood, infants, issue, litter, offspring, progeny

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little ones

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Along with the perpetrators of the abuse, governing bodies such as Fifa and Gabon's national football federation, Fegafoot, have faced accusations that they failed to protect young victims.

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The dining party included two US volunteers, two workers from a Ukrainian charity foundation, a young boy and his pregnant mother.

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In the context of the story, he’s inspiring a young Di to pursue a painting career.

From Los Angeles Times

He has a brother who is more than four years older and a half-brother who is 16 years younger, so he understands sibling dynamics well.

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Making her feature debut as writer-director, Annapurna Sriram also stars in ‘F—toys,” a ribald, campy journey as a young woman attempts to lift a curse placed on her.

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