Here is a list of English age terms for you to consider
Here is a list of English age terms for you to consider
Newborn: a child up to a few months old.
Baby: 0-2 years old, especially younger.
Toddler: a young child who is learning to walk.
In the terrible two's: a young child who is two years old and demanding to have anything he or she wants.
Youngster: children, mainly up to age 10, but for an older person born in the 1930s, this would include anyone under age 25 or younger than they are.
Child: any age under 18, but especially under teenage.
Kindergartener: a child in kindergarten, ages 3 to 6. The word comes from German: kinder = child; garten = garden, so a kindergarten is a garden of children.
Primary school age child: grades one to three, ages 6 to 8. You will notice some terms overlap.
Middle school age child: grades four to six.
Junior high school: usually grades seven and eight, sometimes including grade nine.
Teenager: age 13 to 19 only.
High school student: grades nine (or ten) to 12.
Girl: any age, but especially to age 14 to 15. Adult women sometimes talk of their girlfriends and call themselves girls at any age.
Young woman: generally age 14 to 16 up to about age 20 or 30, depending on who is talking. Same for young lady, but usually said by a mother when she is angry. "Young lady [or young man] get in here and do these dishes right now!"
Young man: used by mothers for boys of age 13 to 18 more or less. College age.
Man/woman: age 18 or above.
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