adjective/ˈxoben/
young, youthful
“Mis tías son jóvenes.” — My aunts are young.
Synonyms: juvenil
Antonyms: anciano, maduro, viejo
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō
Proto-Italic *juwō
Latin iuvenisslbor.
Old Spanish joven
Spanish joven
Inherited from Old Spanish joven, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin iuvenis.
noun, masculine/feminine/ˈxoben/plural: jóvenes
youth, young person, youngster
“Los incel son casi siempre hombres o jóvenes que defienden puntos de vista misóginos y, a menudo, dicen que quieren tener sexo, pero sienten que las mujeres o las jóvenes se lo niegan.” — Incels are almost always adult or young men who defend misogynist viewpoints and regularly say they want sex but feel adult or young women deny it from them.
Synonyms: muchacho, muchacha
Related: jovencillo, jovencito, jovenzuelo
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
Proto-Indo-European *-u
Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō
Proto-Italic *juwō
Latin iuvenisslbor.
Old Spanish joven
Spanish joven
Inherited from Old Spanish joven, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin iuvenis.