少年 — meaning in English

English meaning

• adolescent noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
• boy noun A male child or young man.
• boyish adjective Resembling or characteristic of a boy in appearance or manner.
• juvenile adj Young or not yet fully grown; relating to young people.
• teenager noun A person aged between thirteen and nineteen years old.

Senses

少年 is used for these senses in English:

• adolescent A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
• boy A male child. [from 15th c.]
• boy A young man.
• boyish Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
• juvenile A prepubescent child.
• teenager A person between thirteen and nineteen years old.

adolescent — full definition

1. noun A young person who is no longer a child but not yet fully an adult, typically a teenager.
2. adj Relating to the teenage years, or behaving in an immature, teenager-like way.

boy — full definition

1. noun A male child or young man.
2. interjection Used to express surprise, delight, or strong feeling.

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