/ˈxoben/
young, youthful
“Mis tías son jóvenes.” — My aunts are young.
Synonyms: juvenil
Antonyms: anciano, maduro, viejo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Italic *juwō Latin iuvenisslbor. Old Spanish joven Spanish joven Inherited from Old Spanish joven, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin iuvenis.
joven is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.
youth, young person, youngster
“Los incel son casi siempre hombres o jóvenes que defienden puntos de vista misóginos y, a menudo, dicen que quieren tener sexo, pero sienten que las mujeres o las jóvenes se lo niegan.” — Incels are almost always adult or young men who defend misogynist viewpoints and regularly say they want sex but feel adult or young women deny it from them.
Synonyms: muchacho, muchacha
Related: jovencillo, jovencito, jovenzuelo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō Proto-Italic *juwō Latin iuvenisslbor. Old Spanish joven Spanish joven Inherited from Old Spanish joven, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin iuvenis.