half-grown
Not fully developed
Half-grown describes a living thing that has reached an intermediate stage of development—no longer young but not yet mature.
The term applies most often to animals and plants: a half-grown kitten, half-grown saplings.
Applied to humans, it typically means adolescent, somewhere between childhood and adulthood.
Not ready for harvest
- greenColor of vegetation
- callowYouthfully naive and untested
- fledglingInexperienced newcomer
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
inexperienced · raw · undeveloped · juvenile · naive · unformed · tender · young
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- juvenileYoung person or animal
- youthState of being immature
- youngsterPerson of tender years
- minorScale with lowered third
puberty · teen · coming-of-age · underage · highschooler · sophomore · freshman · pubescent
Developing toward completion
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- growingIncreasing or enlarging
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- ripeningBecoming ready to eat
emerging · forming · progressing · advancing · blossoming · unfolding · flourishing · evolving
Lacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- undersizedSmaller than standard
- stuntedArrested in development
- smallLimited in size
diminutive · short · miniature · compact · modest · limited · reduced
unripe
Not ready for harvest
unseasoned · inexperienced · raw · undeveloped · juvenile · naive · unformed · tender · young · budding
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
minor · puberty · teen · coming-of-age · underage · highschooler · sophomore · freshman · pubescent · stripling
maturing
Developing toward completion
ripening · emerging · forming · progressing · advancing · blossoming · unfolding · flourishing · evolving · germinating
incomplete
Lacking necessary parts
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- undersizedSmaller than standard
- stuntedArrested in development
small · diminutive · short · miniature · compact · modest · limited · reduced
half-grownfull-grown
At maximum size
fully-grown · adult · mature · grown · developed
half-grownfull-size
At actual dimensions
full-sized · complete · whole · stunted · undersized
grow, half, growth, grown, halfway, grown-up, grows, overgrown, outgrown