young person
Not yet adult
A young person is someone in the earlier stages of life—typically a child, adolescent, or young adult.
The term often appears in formal or institutional contexts where more specific words like kid or teenager might seem too casual: programs for young persons, the court appointed an advocate for the young person.
The phrase deliberately avoids specifying exact age, covering anyone not yet fully adult.
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- childPerson before puberty
- infantVery young child
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- teenagerPerson aged thirteen-nineteen
coming of age · tween · school age · minor · kid · digital native · Gen Z · rising generation · juvenile · youth · youth culture · apprentice · toddler · peer · curiosity · mentee · generational identity · immature
young personold person
Aged individual
elder · senior citizen · old-timer · retiree · geriatric
young personveteran
Experienced former soldier
sage · old hand · wise elder · expert · mentor
young personold-timer
Long-tenured person
traditionalist · old guard · fossil · fuddy-duddy · dinosaur
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