All half-grown synonyms

adj half-grown

• young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
• childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
• premature — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
• new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
• budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
• inexperienced — not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
• unripe — not ripe; immature; not fully developed: unripe fruit.
• green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
• unfledged — not fledged; without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young bird.
• modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
• punk — Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a homosexual. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a boy.
• infant — a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
• newborn — recently or only just born.
• growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
• blooming — Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
• fledgling — a young bird just fledged.
• little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
• junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
• inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
• recent — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
• developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
• adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
• baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
• babyish — Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
• callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
• crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
• imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
• infantile — characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
• jejune — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
• juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
• kid — Thomas, 1558–94, English dramatist.
• puerile — of or relating to a child or to childhood.
• raw — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
• sophomoric — of or relating to a sophomore or sophomores.
• tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
• tenderfoot — a raw, inexperienced person; novice.
• underdeveloped — improperly or insufficiently developed.
• undeveloped — not developed.
• unfinished — not finished; incomplete or unaccomplished.
• unformed — not definitely shaped; shapeless or formless.
• unseasonable — not seasonable; being out of season; unseasonal: unseasonable weather.
• unseasoned — (of things) not seasoned; not matured, dried, etc., by due seasoning: unseasoned wood.
• unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
• untimely — not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed or inopportune: An untimely downpour stopped the game.
• youthful — characterized by youth; young.
• infantine — infantile.
• undergrown — not grown to normal size or height: sickly and undergrown cattle.
• boyish — If you describe a man as boyish, you mean that he is like a boy in his appearance or behaviour, and you find this characteristic quite attractive.
• childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
• early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.