n. Function: noun
1 the period of life in which one passes from childhood to maturity FF1C; the thought of regaining one's youth FF1E;
Synonyms: adolescence, greenness, juvenility, prime, puberty, pubescence, salad days, springtide, springtime, youthfulness, youthhood
Related Words: callowness, immaturity, inexperience, unripeness; dewiness
Idioms: awkward age, flower ( or springtime or May) of life
Antonyms: age
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Synonyms: CHILD 1, bud, chick, chit, juvenile, kid, moppet, youngling, young one, youngster