tender (young) age

noun

: a very young age
He was playing the piano at a tender age.

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In 1933, at the tender age of 29, he was named chair of the Democratic City Committee of St. Louis. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 There was plenty to cheer about after a summer that marked the highest point yet in a remarkable career that defies his tender age. Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 Not so for Angelina Jolie, who, at the tender age of 10, arrived at the 1986 Academy Awards in a froth of Madonna-esque white lace and strings of pearls. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024 He was called up in 2021, and made his major league debut on April 3, at the tender age of 21. Candace Oehler, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tender (young) age 

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“Tender (young) age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tender%20%28young%29%20age. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

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