joven — meaning in English

English meaning

• sapling noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
• small adjective Limited in size, amount, or importance; not large.
• young adjective In an early stage of life; not yet old.
• youth noun The period of life between childhood and adulthood.
• youthful adjective Looking or behaving young, often despite one's actual age.

Senses

joven is used for these senses in English:

• sapling A young tree, larger than a seedling.
• small (figuratively, incomparable) Young, as a child.
• young In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
• youth (countable) A young person.
• youth (countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.
• youthful Young or seeming young.

sapling — full definition

1. noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
2. noun A young person, especially a boy approaching adulthood.

small — full definition

1. adjective Limited in size, amount, or importance; not large.
2. adjective Young, as in a child.
3. noun A size of clothing smaller than medium.

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