tender (young) age

noun

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

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And even grander: Lutkenhaus has done it at the tender age of 16. Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 Sly Stone, beloved patriarch of Sly & The Family Stone, had died at the tender age of 82. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 June 2025 The Industrial Revolution yielded accounts of children working 16-hour days and accorded no special protection because of their tender age and emotional vulnerability. Anna Mae Duane, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025 This is a man who traveled the world by himself as a teenager and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives at the tender age of 23. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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