Young children
What is the definition of a young child? I thought all children were young.
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I'm not sure, but I take it to mean a preadolescent - primary grade age.
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Interestingly, the term young children is unheard of in German and the Scandinavian languages. A translator would have to specify what is meant. By the way, how old would a youngster be? Is youngster...
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I think `youngster` has a wide range, depending on the age of the person using the term. It seems to be generally used now by the elderly speaking of younger generations.
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Yes, context is everything. My grandfather, at age 100, would comment on the obituary of a 65 year old, calling him a "young man."You often hear "young children" in the context of movies and...
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Noone has mentioned it yet, but the opposite of "young children" appears to be "older children". I have yet to see "old children" (less -er) in the contexts of "May be suitable for..." and the like.
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I think wordgeek got it right. "Young children" is a misnomer and should be replaced by "younger children", since all children are young.
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wordgeek, i would classify old children as those people who are old but still have a childish (in the very loose sense of the word) sense of humour/mischievous nature and the same sort of "sparkle" in...
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hmmmm, that was me btw, was supposed to put the old children bit in the subject and the subject in the comment...
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