(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | of an early stage in the development of a language or literature |
not tried or tested by experience | being or occurring at an early stage of development |
being in its early stage | belonging to the distant past |
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh | very young |
| expected in the near future |