youngish

youngish
young ► ADJECTIVE (younger, youngest) 1) having lived or existed for only a short time. 2) relating to or characteristic of young people.
► NOUN (treated as pl. ) ▪ young children or animals; offspring.
DERIVATIVES youngish adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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  • youngish — adjective see young I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • youngish — /yung ish/, adj. somewhat young. [1660 70; YOUNG + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • youngish — young·ish || jʌŋɪʃ / Å‹gɪʃ adj. somewhat young, somewhat youthful …   English contemporary dictionary

  • youngish — young·ish …   English syllables

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