boyish
Like a youngster
Boyish describes qualities associated with boys—youthful energy, playfulness, or a certain innocent mischief.
A boyish grin suggests unguarded charm.
Boyish looks or a boyish figure implies a youthful, slender appearance.
The word usually carries positive connotations of freshness and vitality, though it can suggest immaturity when applied to adult men.
Tall and ungainly thin
athletic · tousled · unkempt · scruffy · androgynous · tomboy · elfin · slight
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- roguishMischievously charming
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- prankishFond of tricks
frolicsome · lighthearted · fun-loving · sportive · jesting · waggish · teasing · antic
Not yet mature
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
- fresh-facedYouthfully wholesome in appearance
baby-faced · callow · green · unseasoned · inexperienced · naive · innocent · wide-eyed
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
wiry · athletic · tousled · unkempt · scruffy · androgynous · tomboy · elfin · slight · rangy
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
prankish · frolicsome · lighthearted · fun-loving · sportive · jesting · waggish · teasing · antic · spirited
young
Not yet mature
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- teenageOf youth, 13-19
fresh-faced · baby-faced · callow · green · unseasoned · inexperienced · naive · innocent · wide-eyed · guileless
active
In operation now
rambunctious · vigorous · boisterous · peppy · animated · sprightly · dynamic · restless · boundless · eager
- age descriptorsaged, elderly, old, young, youthful
- youthfulyoung, youthful, juvenile, teenage, adolescent
- baby-facedcherubic, youthful, smooth skin, fresh-faced, rosy cheeks
- gender traitsmasculine, feminine, male, female, manly
- gendergender, male, female, masculine, feminine
- age stagesinfant, toddler, child, teen, teenage