joven

Definitions of joven
  1. noun
    a young person, not fully developed
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    antonyms:
    adulto, mayor, persona mayor
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
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    adolescente, topolino
    a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
    alevín, chaval, chico, chiquillo, crío, menor, niño
    a young person of either sex
    hijo adoptivo
    a child who is raised by foster parents
    golfo, granuja
    an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
    bribón, diablillo, granuja, pillete, pillo, pilluelo, pícaro, tuno
    one who is playfully mischievous
    mod
    a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers
    doctrino, guacho, huérfano
    a child who has lost both parents
    cachorro
    an inexperienced young person
    rocker
    a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles
    alumno
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
    bobo, tonto
    a word used for misbehaving children
    criatura
    a young and slender person
    chiquitín
    a young child
    arrapiezo, criajo, galopín, garulla, golfillo, golfo, mataperros, patojo, pingucho
    poor and often mischievous city child
    abandonado
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
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    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
  2. noun
    a young woman
    synonyms: chica, señorita
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    nena
    (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
    bella, belleza, hermosura
    a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
    mantenida, protegida
    a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men
    chai, chinorri, falda, gachí, jaca, jai, jamba, laja, maritornes, moza, mozuela, muñeca, pitufa, polla, tía
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    chavala, moza, muchacha, rapaza, zagala
    a girl or young woman who is unmarried
    doncella
    an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
    molinera
    a girl who works in a mill
    chica de compañía
    an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men
    cuca, mona
    a beautiful and graceful girl
    dependienta
    a young female shop assistant
    machirulo, machona, machote, marimacho
    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
    empleada, trabajadora
    a young woman who is employed
    damisela
    a young unmarried woman
    type of:
    mujer
    an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
  3. noun
    a youthful male person
    synonyms: chiquillo, crío, muchacho, niño, pequeño
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    niña
    a youthful female person
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    monacillo, monaguillo
    a boy serving as an acolyte
    recogepelotas
    a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
    chaval, hijito, hijo, zagal
    a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
    colegial, escolar
    a boy attending school
    boy scout, explorador
    a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts
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    macho
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
  4. noun
    a young person (especially a young man or boy)
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    golfo, granuja
    an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
    cachorro
    an inexperienced young person
    alumno
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
    criatura
    a young and slender person
    interno
    a pupil who lives at school during term time
    colegial, escolar
    a boy attending school
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