AGE

ado les cent

noun a young person who is developing from a child into an adult adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 and the problems they face ado les cent adj. adolescent boys/girls/experiences

aged

adj. / ( formal ) very old my aged aunt

age less

adj. ( literary )

1 never looking old or never seeming to grow old

timeless Her beauty appeared ageless.

avun cu lar

adj. ( formal ) behaving in a kind and friendly way towards young people, similar to the way an uncle treats his nieces or nephews

baby

/ noun, adj., verb

1 a very young child or animal

The baby's crying! a newborn baby My sister's expecting a baby = she is pregnant . She had a baby last year. a baby boy/girl baby food/clothes a baby monkey/blackbird

baby-faced boy

adj. with a face that looks young and innocent / noun, exclamation

1 [ C ] a male child or a young male person

a little/small/young boy I used to play here as a boy. The older boys at school used to tease him. Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys. Be a good boy and get me my coat. see also old boy , toy boy

child

noun ( pl. chil dren )

1 a young human who is not yet an adult

a child of three/a three-year-old child men, women and children an unborn child not suitable for young children I lived in London as a child. a child star see also brainchild , latchkey child , poster child , schoolchild

cod ger

noun ( informal ) old ~ an informal way of referring to an old man that shows that you do not respect him

crone

noun ( literary ) an ugly old woman Oxford University Press, 2010 Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 8th edition

elder

/adj., noun

1 [ only before noun ] ( of people, especially two members of the same family )
older my elder brother his elder sister

eld er ly

adj.

1 ( of people ) used as a polite word for old

an elderly couple elderly relatives

fresh-faced

adj. having a young, healthy-looking face fresh-faced kids

gen er ation

noun

1 [ C +sing./pl. v. ] all the people who were born at about the same time
the younger/older generation My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war. I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.

geri at ric

noun

1 geriatrics [ U ] the branch of medicine concerned with the diseases and care of old
people

2 [ C ] ( informal , offensive ) an old person, especially one with poor physical or mental
health I'm not a geriatric yet, you know! geri at ric adj. the geriatric ward (= in a hospital) a geriatric vehicle (= old and in bad condition)

girl
noun

1 [ C ] a female child
a baby girl a little girl of six Hello, girls and boys! see also poster child

gnarled
adj. gnarled hands

2 ( of a person or part of the body ) bent and twisted because of age or illness

in fant

/noun, adj.

1 ( formal or technical ) a baby or very young child

a nursery for infants under two their infant son She was seriously ill as an infant. the infant mortality rate Mozart was an infant prodigy (= a child with unusual ability) .

In NAmE infant is only used for a baby, especially a very young one.

in fant ile

adj.

1 ( disapproving ) typical of a small child (and therefore not suitable for adults or older
children) childish infantile jokes

ju ven ile

/ adj., noun

2 ( disapproving ) silly and more typical of a child than an adult

childish juvenile behaviour Don't be so juvenile!

kid

/ noun, verb, adj.

1 [ C ] ( informal ) a child or young person

A bunch of kids were hanging around outside. a kid of 15 She's a bright kid. How are the kids (= your children) ? Do you have any kids?
Kid is much more common than child in informal and spoken NAmE .

lad
noun

1 [ C ] ( old-fashioned or informal , BrE ) a boy or young man

Things have changed since I was a lad. He's a nice lad. Hurry up, lad. compare lass

lad dish

adj. ( informal ) behaving in a way that is supposed to be typical of a young man

lass

( also las sie / BrE lsi ; NAmE lsi / ) noun ( ScotE , NEngE ) a girl; a young woman compare lad , laddie

lit tle

adj., det., pron., adv.

3 young

a little boy/girl my little brother/sister (= younger brother/sister) I lived in America when I was little. Oxford University Press, 2010 Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 8th edition

Man

/ noun, verb, exclamation

1 [ C ] an adult male human

a good-looking young man the relationships between men and women see also dirty old man , ladies' man , men's room

ma tron ly

adj. ( disapproving ) ( of a woman ) no longer young, and rather fat

Me thu selah

noun used to describe a very old person I'm feeling older than Methuselah. From Methuselah, a man in the Bible who is supposed to have lived for 969 years.

middle-aged mid life

adj.

1 ( of a person ) neither young nor old

noun [U ] the middle part of your life when you are neither young nor old It is not difficult to take up a new career in midlife midlife stresses

minor

adj., noun, verb

1 ( law ) a person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are
responsible for your actions It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors. He was jailed for having sex with a minor.

OAP
noun ( BrE , becoming old-fashioned ) the abbreviation for old-age pensioner adults 4.50, children and OAPs 3

old

adj. ( old er , old est )

2 having lived for a long time; no longer young

to get/grow old The old man lay propped up on cushions. She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was) . young

old age
noun [U ] the time of your life when you are old Old age can bring many problems. He lived alone in his old age .

old-age pensioner
noun ( abbr. OAP ) ( BrE , becoming old-fashioned ) a person who receives an old-age pension see also senior citizen

old bat
noun ( BrE , informal , disapproving ) a silly or annoying old person Daft old bat. What's she keeping all that cash in the house for? Oxford University Press, 2010 Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 8th edition

old boy
noun

2 old boy ( informal , especially BrE ) an old man

The old boy next door has died.

old dear
noun ( BrE , informal ) an old woman

old maid
noun ( old-fashioned , disapproving ) a woman who has never married and is now no longer young

pre-teen

noun a young person of about 11 or 12 years of age pre-teen adj. [ usually before noun ] the pre-teen years pre-teen girls

se nile

adj. behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are old I think she's going senile . sen il ity / noun [ U ] an old man on the verge of senility

senior citizen

( also se nior especially in NAmE ) noun an older person, especially sb who has retired from work. People often call sb a senior citizen to avoid saying that they are old or using the word old-age pensioner .

teen age

( also informal teen especially in NAmE ) adj. [ usually before noun ] between 13 and 19 years old; connected with people of this age teenage girls/boys teenage rebellion teen magazines

teen ager

( also informal teen especially in NAmE ) noun a person who is between 13 and 19 years old a magazine aimed at teenagers

tod dler

noun a child who has only recently learnt to walk

tot

noun, verb

1 ( informal ) a very young child

TV programmes for tiny tots

under age

adj. [ only before noun ] done by people who are too young by law underage drinking see also age

wun der kind

noun ( pl. wunder kind er ( from German , sometimes disapproving ) a person who is very successful at a young age

young

/ adj., noun

2 not yet old; not as old as others

young people talented young football players I am the youngest of four sisters. In his younger days he played rugby for Wales. I met the young Michelle Obama at Princeton. Her grandchildren keep her young. My son's thirteen but he's young for his age (= not as developed as other boys of the same age) . They married young (= at an early age) . My mother died young . old

young ster

noun ( informal ) a young person or a child The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14.

youth
noun ( pl. youths /

3 [ C ] ( often disapproving ) a young man

The fight was started by a gang of youths.

youth
noun ( pl. youths /

1 [ U ] the time of life when a person is young, especially the time before a child
becomes an adult He had been a talented musician in his youth. She regrets that she spent her youth travelling and not studying.

youth ful

adj.

2 young or seeming younger than you are

She's a very youthful 65.