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youth vs hobbledehoy

hobbledehoy vs youth

youth and hobbledehoy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
youth Yes No No No
hobbledehoy Yes No No No
As nouns, hobbledehoy is a hyponym of youth; that is, hobbledehoy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than youth:
  • youth: a young person (especially a young man or boy)
  • hobbledehoy: an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
Other hyponyms of youth include blade, pup, puppy, pupil, school-age child, schoolchild, slip.
youth (noun) hobbledehoy (noun)
the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy
young people collectively
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced
the time of life between childhood and maturity
an early period of development
Difference between youth and hobbledehoy

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