n. the time of person's life when they are a child

n. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

adv. "He awoke betimes that morning"

adv. before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time"

adv. "early on in her career"

adj. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

adj. being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

adj. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

adj. very young; "at an early age"

adj. being in its early stage; "a young industry"; "the day is still young"

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

adj. occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"

adj. badly timed; "an ill-timed intervention"; "you think my intrusion unseasonable"; "an untimely remark"; "it was the wrong moment for a joke"

adj. lacking practical experience or training

adj. recently made, produced, or harvested; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"

adj. lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"

adj. lacking practical experience or training

adv. "She's ahead of the game"

adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

adj. (used of living things esp persons) in an early period of life, development, or growth

adj. befitting or characteristic of a young boy; "a boyish grin"; "schoolboyish pranks"

adj. befitting a young child; "childlike charm"

adj. susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"

adj. befitting or characteristic of a young girl; "girlish charm"; "a dress too schoolgirlish for office wear"

adj. including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"

adj. (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

adj. recently borne; "a newborn infant"

adj. characteristic of a puppy

adj. being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"

adj. young and immature; "at a tender age"

adj. somewhat young

adj. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh; "he is young for his age"

adj. distinct from the former or old: "a new model"; "new leaders"; "the New World"; "different leaders"

adj. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"

adj. having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears"

adj. newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea"

adj. pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

adj. of or characteristic of a parvenu

adj. being new in a time not long past; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"

adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

adj. of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries"

adj. not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure"

adj. not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change"

adj. being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"

adj. gone by; or in the past; "two years ago"; "`agone' is an archaic word for `ago'"

adj. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

adj. characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages; "chivalric rites"; "the knightly years"

adj. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. (combining form) former: "an ex-president"

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

adj. immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read"

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. long past; "olden days"

adj. recently past; "the other evening"

adj. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; "prehistoric settlements"; "prehistoric peoples"

adj. at a specific prior time; "the then president"

adj. in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"

adj. between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

adj. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

adj. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

adj. of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"

adj. of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek"

adj. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"

adj. belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than prehistoric"

adj. acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

adv. later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"