| Young can refer to people that are just approaching adulthood or businesses that are starting out. Things are fresh and inexperienced but they have energy and vision. |
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FORMAL
1.I think John's humour is puerile. His jokes are childish and silly.
2.Teenagers are also called adolescents.
3.A business that has just started up is a fledging industry. It is like a young bird learning to fly.
4.Philip has started to shave once a week. He is becoming an adult and has reached puberty.
5.In Charles Dickens' novel of the same name, Oliver Twist belonged to a gang of street urchins controlled by Fagin.
6.This mango is unripe; it tastes sour and is too hard to eat.
7.The very earliest stages of development of anything are known as embryonic.
8.I am afraid Peter is becoming a juvenile delinquent as he is always getting into trouble with the police.
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9. She is very green and has no real experience of life.
10. It's only puppy love! Jack and Jill are still teenagers. Their feelings for each other will change.
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COLLOQUIAL
11. She is over forty now. She is no spring chicken!
12. She is very kittenish and enjoys flirting with all her male colleagues.
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