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young·ish

 (yŭng′ĭsh)
adj.
Somewhat young.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.youngish - somewhat youngyoungish - somewhat young      
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
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Translations

youngish

[ˈjʌŋɪʃ] ADJbastante joven, más bien joven
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

youngish

[ˈjʌŋɪʃ] adjassez jeuneyoung lady njeune dame f, jeune femme f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

youngish

adjziemlich jung
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

youngish

[ˈjʌŋɪʃ] adjabbastanza giovane
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

youngish

a. de aspecto joven.
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